2016 Karen's Shed...

Work progressed throughout the week.

quite a few nails had to be pulled before the metal roof could be removed. 

 By mid-week the back half was demolished.

Back and side walls of the back half of the shed along with it's metal roof are now in the scrap piles.

After the side wall boards were removed, the rail supporting the roof on the front of the shed was removed and a gentle push had the roof collapsing to the ground!

A gazillion nails had to be pulled to remove the shingles 

Once the shingles were removed the beams were quickly cleared. 

Another push and the other half collapsed 

More nails and shingles to be removed

 The last floorboards were removed

Piece by piece the shed was demolished and the scrap piles grew 

 The foundation rocks were added to the flower garden rock walls

and the last piece of framework was knocked down. 

SUCCESS!

A tired but happy work crew!

2016 Karen's Shed... Sunday

After leaving Kelly at Syracuse airport, we continued on to Troy, PA arriving at my SILs around 4 and thus began our week of labor.


After a quick chicken dinner we spent several hours beginning work on tearing down an old shed. We started on the back wall... it looking to be the most stable section of the shed.  

First we had to remove the overgrown weeds and loose boards and items surrounding the building.

A pile was started and my job (with help from Stan) was to remove the nails from the boards because Karen wanted to save the wood for future projects.  

 


We worked until dark and had most of the back wall removed and de-nailed and some of the shingled roofing on the side rabbit hutch was removed.

2016 Canada... the fishing

I went to Canada, not for the fishing, I don't go on the water... inner ear troubles make me sick as a dog.  So while I was sewing the family was on the water.  Here are pictures of their fun

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 Canada.... Saturday walkabout

Saturday is our last day her and it is a cool sunny morning.  So, after a quick banana and peanut butter breakfast I head out for a morning walk... camera in hand.

  

Close to my turn-around point I came near a farm... There is a big white dog on the other side of the fence just staring at me, with a cow nearby.

 

There is a farmer and lady talking in the driveway just ahead and their 2 dogs come barking and running at me. I freeze...terrified!

All ends well. They were very nice... Lilly was a mutt that herds the cows and Shep is a huge I don't know what. His job is to protect the lambs from coyotes. (I didn't get a picture of Lilly... she was just a bit too rambunctious for me)

I had a nice conversation with Brian and Mandy... and they tried to hire me out to do chores for her mom Lori who happened to drive by.   I could hear sheep making a racket in the barn and asked why they were so noisy (I'm a city girl... and curious).  They asked if I wanted to see and they walked me across the field "Watch out for them soft spots!"
They open the barn door and there are oodles of soft fluffy lambs! I forget how many ewes... but there were 70! month old lambs just being weaned. Oh so cute!! Most of them were twins... but there were also 4 sets of quads! I got a lesson in animal husbandry....

They separate out 2 of the quads into a small pen and feed them milk from a bucket with nipples on it... 4 is too many for one mom to nurse. The ewes were in the center of the barn and the lambs were separated left and right by fences. there were spots in the fence that the lambs could go through depending on their size. Once they get to a certain size, no more mamas milk.... and that's why they were noisy!  There were troughs of feed for them in the side pens. I asked where all the daddys were... Brian say, "only one" (color me shocked!) Mr. ram has been one busy daddy!  Then Brian tells me has only 19 days to get the job done!!! oh my!! 

I thought I took a bunch of pictures but I think I was so busy petting and in awe that I forgot!

This cow came up to the fence to say goodbye as I was leaving.

After my Saturday morning walk I spent the afternoon sewing and completed all 30 of my yellow/gray blocks.  I'll have to arrange them when I get home before stitching into a top.

Our last meal was cooked on the grill....  chicken and vegetables.  There were some left-overs to finish up too.

 

  

We left the lodge Sunday morning after packing the car in the rain. 

Farewell Seeley's Bay

Once again, I was driving, and had no trouble getting through the border. 

We stopped at Sabarros for Kelly's favorite pizza before last hugs and dropping her at the Syacuse airport.