New main halyard on Heliotrope in just a few minutes without complications or multiple trips up and down the ladder or to the hardware store.

Mimi’s stitches connecting old halyard to new held admirably over the masthead scheave, and the line ordered last November proved to be just the right length.

Along with that, a new capacitor was installed in the electric log splitter, and the darn thing worked. The replacement was ordered last November in vague hope it was the right one. The rewiring was also an educated guess. But, by golly, splitting can recommence.

We think we found last night’s fallen tree, about where expected, far side of the Lane across from the new neighbor’s driveway.