i am marooned in this place without you. you connect me to the mainland.

[subsidence]

i've gone ahead and fixed the loose handle on the washroom door
the hot water runs good and clear through the pipes

i put varnish on the new windowsill
good enough to rest on and look out along the land

got hold of a bear skin so the bedroom floor won't feel so cold in the morning

the fireplace is scrubbed free of all soot too

[He's running out of things to do, he means. The fix-its are coming one after the other, quick as he can manage, and the cabin will be lovely by the time Aymeric comes home--or Estinien will have lost his mind. Well, both could happen, perhaps.]

and

i did the dishes

[What kind of tail-wagging...?]