Horseshoes - Fall 1983

Lots of shoes thrown over the years.  In these shots we were set up near the drive at the back of the cottage.

Grandfather and grandson obviously were using the same dress style consultant.  Like grandfather, like father, like son...no point goes unchallenged.

We need to set up a new pitch.



Weekend Update - 7/24/2011

Primary work this last week was the completion of the drywalling, mudding, sanding, and a coat of paint.  Starting to look like living space.

Here's a view from the entrance, looking down the hall.  To the left is the laundry/mud room, a closet, hall to the master bedroom.  On the right is a bedroom/study, full bath, closet, stairs to the lower level.

A couple of shots of the fireplace side of the great room.  There will be a large screen TV wall mounted off to the left.  Wired for surround sound.

A view up to the loft.  On the lower level, the bar area to the left of the hall, kitchen to the right.

The lower level.

This week the finish (fine work, not Scandinavian) carpenter arrives.  The wood ceiling, which includes the great room, loft, and upstairs bedroom should be complete.  Also the front door should be installed.  Then the molding, inside doors and more decisions.  Stain, paint, light fixtures...the list never ends.  Very stressful, but good stress.  Is that an oxymoron?

How Macy Spends Her Weekends

What more can I say?

Basement Progress

With the drywalling complete, the basement takes shape.  It's going to be great space, a huge rec room, two bedrooms, a full bath, and my "man cave".  Here's some pics.

This shot is from the front (lake facing side) looking toward the back.  Doors to the two bedrooms on the right, there's a full bath off to the left, and the utility room/man cave to the rear.  The "mudders" had just completed their work so the fans were helping to dry the mud.

Here's two shots of the rec room area from either end.  Anyone got an extra pool table?

The "man cave".  This is the area where the utilities all reside, I'll have a workbench, and railroad space.  Whether the railroad invokes "eminent domain" or not on other areas of the basement remains an open issue.





Grandparent Fun - Summer/Fall 1981

Hope we have the same good times Up North with our grandkid(s) that my parents had with theirs.

Turning a House into a Home

Here's a start.

Come Fly, Away - Part 2

This keeps getting more bizarre amazing.  Macy was at Ace Hardware at the cash register paying for a tank of propane.  What should be there, like manna from heaven, was the latest solution for the biting fly problem, Deerfly Patches.  You stick it on the back of your hat...not the front, the instructions are very emphatic, it won't work in the front.

First she tried it down on the beach, with minimal results.

Then she wore it on a walk, and voila, it works.  In fact 20 minutes after her walk when I took this pic the flies were still showing signs of life...a fly sadist's delight.

One of our neighbors, Paul Knox, stopped by to say hello...Macy was thoughtful enough to remove her hat.

So here's the bottom line.  Biting flies have been a problem from day 1, we're talking Adam and Eve here.  Despite all the technology and chemicals, it still comes down to sticky fly paper, something my grandfather used when he milked cows close to 100 years ago.