Author Topic: The Lake House  (Read 239398 times)

lighter

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Re: The Lake House
« Reply #270 on: May 11, 2026, 09:48:15 PM »
No mobs, but we've caught 5 meeces so far.  We're rather committed beings, when it comes to mice and clean kitchens/bathrooms.  Ruthless, some might say.

We gave the clover yard everything we had.  It lives, or dies now.  We have to go.....maybe tomorrow night.  I'd love to visit Ohio cousins, hear divorce court stories, drive to Toronto and fly back for DD's Optometrist campus visit.  She's applied to the top 2 schools. The closest vrr isn't worth missing all that.

Bald patches got scraped, re seeded and spritzed just now.  Root rot be damned.  If it doesn't take, we'll pivot.

All the hay, we scraped up, went on the other new level area with stone retaining wall.....to keep freshly moved dirt in place.

Everything looking much better.

Tomorrow will be cleaning up, and making things neat again.

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Re: The Lake House
« Reply #271 on: May 17, 2026, 08:44:40 PM »

Surely the clover will rebound fingers cross as long as mother nature thinks so.
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Re: The Lake House
« Reply #272 on: May 18, 2026, 07:38:27 AM »
The clover did rebound, Meh!!!  But the wedding arch circle has obvious bald patches too....made more obvious next to all the thriving green.

Oh well.  The heat's up to 88 recently...will be today.  And sunny, oy. 

We ended up staying, bc contractor said he'd come, then didn't.

My windowed buddy came up, and we took apart 2 big 100 year old armoires downstairs.....moved them to out building. 

Downstairs looks clean and very large....will try the white marble buSt on that fireplace mantle today.....find another place for the carved wood deer with fragile antlers.

I want coffee.

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Re: The Lake House
« Reply #273 on: May 18, 2026, 09:13:05 AM »
Yeah. Contractors don't seem to have good communication skills. Over promise and under-deliver is another thing I've noticed.

Never did find anyone to redo my deck this year. And once the tax return hit - realized it was a blessing. Altho I REALLY NEED that deck rebuilt. It's big; 2 levels; all 4 sides of house and 2 sets of steps. Hol found someone to do some tree clearing and brush hogging her field... sposed to start today; but they did call this morning to say they got a late start and would prefer getting a full day in tomorrow instead.
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Re: The Lake House
« Reply #274 on: May 18, 2026, 07:56:29 PM »
Do you need all that deck, Amber?

I found closing up windows and doors on the cottage, (and removing a deck )very satisfying.  Less to maintain, and replace. 

Simplify, and make the most of what you need/use.

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