So what's been going on this week? Let me show you, and you can guess...
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| ??? Is it Art??? |
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Holes and conduit! And shavings!
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Darn, you guessed it! The Church is being wired. Now that the plaster and lathe is gone, we can wire the walls for electricity before we add insulation and close her up with drywall. Outlets under the windows and in front! The ceiling had already been wired, but now the walls are good to go. Well almost...
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| Holy Rotted Wood, Batman! |
Of course, in renovation, as in life, nothing is ever easy, and there were disaster areas that needed to be tended to before we can even think "Spray Foam!"
Who better to attend to them? Grindstone Mike, of course!
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| How'm I going to make this better? |
With a little help from a friend, of course. Camera-shy ice cream magnate Paul Fisher helped out, but it's a bigger job than just weekend will allow time and energy for, especially after such a grueling work week and last week's adventure to NY State for a lovely wedding.
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| Me, Mike, Dad and Mom |
Time spent with the folks is always special, and seeing relatives is always a hoot, but the 10 hours in the car each way was a little hard on the
nerves tushie!
I did take a day this week to go hiking in Crescent Beach State Park. Summer has flown by, as is usually does, and for me teaching school starts very soon, both High School and College. So I took a day to "goof off" in this lovely setting, only 15 minutes from Port Austin, MI.
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| "Let's take a walk!" |
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| Moss mountain! |
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| Dunes and waves. |
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| "Look how magical!" |
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| Ahhhhhhh... |
I'm selfishly posting these so I can look back and remember how wonderful it was and to keep me breathing during the long season ahead of working all week, renovating all weekend. Poor Grindstone Mike has been doing this all along, but that's why he's Grindstone Mike. Tough and gritty, but keeps everyone near him sharp too.
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| "It ain't easy being green!" |
