Meanwhile Robin and Carol were busy converting the propane fire pit to natural gas.
The hedges were getting a little unruly so Pat got the electric trimmers and went to work…
So much better!
Oaky… this little guy just won the stare down, I’ll go get the bird seed… geez
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When I was just a young’n my aunt from the hometown in the upper peninsula taught me know to knit. I enjoyed doing it but other important activities in the suburbs of Detroit like lying in the grass pointing out clouds in the shapes of animals and hiding to avoid being suckered into a street baseball game took up any extra time. Now being older (I do mean waaaay older) I would like to learn how to do it again and hopefully I will get someone like him to teach me.
and maybe a little embroidery as well
The lot on the water that gives the residents access to the East Bay had stairs that were getting worn and the paint was so thick it was chipping off in chunks. The deck off to the side about half way down was a nice feature but the current high water levels had eroded the shore so far up that the property could no longer support the deck.
The old structure was removed completely and a new stairway was constructed giving access to the dock that was not yet installed at the time of the photo. Talk is that a new dock and waterside storage for kayaks is being considered.
I was hoping that the new stairway would be wider but sticking to a “like” replacement apparently did not require additional permitting.
Original dining room, very traditional just not my taste.
Table, chairs and buffet from the condo, the hutch was just added.
social distancing
Guess what I found snooping on the internet… and to think that I was impressed that my elderly (and I mean that in a nice way) neighbor was peddling around our street.
It comes fully assembled and only costs $4,000.00 – where did I put my credit card?
When I purchase the house Kathy noticed that someone had planted a rose bush in a most peculiar spot, underneath the Japanese maple, where it received very little sunlight and therefor despite a couple of blooms was looking somewhat scraggly.
So in an effort to allow it to thrive it was dug up by Kathy and Cheryl last August and replanted on top of the rock retaining wall by the driveway. Unsure if it would survive the winter I checked on it and success… we have growth on the stems!
Some movement catches my eye on the street and being the Gladys Kravitz of my neighborhood I must investigate (with camera in hand – we may need evidence later) and it appears that one of my neighbors is getting his exercise on this way too cool trike.
I must now take my findings to the internet to locate such a fun looking machine to see where one might purchase one and see if my neighbor might be up for a race.
Traverse Mike 