Dan Rogers spent the morning finishing up on the new compost bathroom. He put in a lamp, wired it up, and installed a ventilation pump to carry any order through the attic and outside the house.

He also finished the door frame and is ready to work on the old outhouse door we found in the barn.

He’s coming back on Wednesday. The dogs came upstairs several times to check out the work. They seem pleased, and fortunately, Dan is a dog lover.

Tomorrow, we can work on learning how to use the compost toilet. I ordered some bricks of compressed Coconut Coir to use as an absorbent and odor killer. Over the weekend, Maria will study the booklet and learn how to use the toilet.

We can use it now, and this toilet looks like a good idea. It will give us an upstairs bathroom to use at night, it will be lit and ventilated and will use no water and very little electricity. It’s supposed to be odor and water-free.

Good for us, good for the climate. We’ve got strong bleach and cleansing sprays to keep it clean. The Coconut Coir is supposed to absorb any odor.

It also offers reassurance and safety in case of a fall on those stairs at night. I did that once, rushing down the stairs to get to the bathroom. It won’t happen again.

Dan did an excellent job, quickly and inexpensively. He’s a good man to boot. Dan is also working to finish Casey Page’s horse wagon renovation for her breakfast cart.