Sunday, September 19, 2010
Things are getting back to normal at Sidetrack.
For fall. I've had the heat on since I arrived. The dawn chorus has ended. There's still a loon hanging around and a flock of geese landed on the lake just after sunset (7:30pm, mind you). I spent Saturday getting junk out of the garage and into the half-filled dumpster Skip had for the debris from his re-roofing. Good riddance to lots of stuff that has accumulated since before we came to Sidetrack.
I mentioned that the big repairs are done. Well, even the Henny Handrail has been reconstructed. It's beautiful.
Yesterday, I got to Luck before Cafe Wren opened, so I took a detour to West Denmark. West Denmark is just a few miles south of West Sweden. Do you suppose the 19th immigrants were nostalgic?
I'm certainly glad I made the detour. The West Denmark Lutheran Church is a gem of immigrant architecture. My great grandfather might even have gotten nostalgic for the home he left at age 16. Don't know, because I never met the guy.
I mentioned that the big repairs are done. Well, even the Henny Handrail has been reconstructed. It's beautiful.
Yesterday, I got to Luck before Cafe Wren opened, so I took a detour to West Denmark. West Denmark is just a few miles south of West Sweden. Do you suppose the 19th immigrants were nostalgic?
I'm certainly glad I made the detour. The West Denmark Lutheran Church is a gem of immigrant architecture. My great grandfather might even have gotten nostalgic for the home he left at age 16. Don't know, because I never met the guy.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Quick fixes
Finally, after a busy week, I got back to Sidetrack. (The rest of the family came too.)
And the work is done on restoration. New railing on the south side deck. New supports and new benches on the front. New roofing on the lake side and a new skylight. We also went for skirting around the deck, and it looks pretty classy — especially since the ferns and day lilies were crushed by falling trees and trampled by carpenters.
The weather has changed from tropical to early fall in three days. The high temperature on this windy, rainy day was below 60°F (15°C). The heat is on in the cabin, and the low tonight will be around 45° (7°C). Ah, but Saturday is supposed to be warmer. We'll see.
And the work is done on restoration. New railing on the south side deck. New supports and new benches on the front. New roofing on the lake side and a new skylight. We also went for skirting around the deck, and it looks pretty classy — especially since the ferns and day lilies were crushed by falling trees and trampled by carpenters.
The weather has changed from tropical to early fall in three days. The high temperature on this windy, rainy day was below 60°F (15°C). The heat is on in the cabin, and the low tonight will be around 45° (7°C). Ah, but Saturday is supposed to be warmer. We'll see.
