Just to update you on our travels since our last post in July 2011. From July - November we spent most of the time at Kathy's Mom's farm in Indiana. Our goal this visit was to get Mom on a 15-year plan - By that time Mom will be 90 years old and we think she might consider moving by then. We looked at things around the farm and asked "will that last another 15 years". If the answer was no, then maybe it needed to be replaced, removed, etc. Mom had the trees over the house trimmed, had the old chimney removed and a new roof put on the house. Also, the front porch roof was repaired after storm damage.
Mom also had new windows installed in the garage. We painted the garage floor which looked great.
We painted the outside of the first barn and Mom had a contractor enclose another with an entrance door and new metal garage door.
The same storm that damage the porch roof split this tree. The tree had to be removed so we contacted a local tree company to do the work.
Here you can see the crew in action.
Kathy's brother Mike pitched in and removed all the scrap metal from the farm. I help mend the porch ceiling fan and painted the front porch railing. In addition to everything else that was done, we also added a gravel site to the rear of the house which included a 50 AMP service for our RV.
Mom also had new windows installed in the garage. We painted the garage floor which looked great.
We painted the outside of the first barn and Mom had a contractor enclose another with an entrance door and new metal garage door.
The same storm that damage the porch roof split this tree. The tree had to be removed so we contacted a local tree company to do the work.
Here you can see the crew in action.
Kathy's brother Mike pitched in and removed all the scrap metal from the farm. I help mend the porch ceiling fan and painted the front porch railing. In addition to everything else that was done, we also added a gravel site to the rear of the house which included a 50 AMP service for our RV.
Kathy's Mom knee required surgery and healed very quickly this summer and all is well at the farm. In addition to all the work that was done on the farm, Kathy found time to catch the remaining farm cats and had them spayed and neutered. You would not believe what a gigantic effort it took to get this accomplished.
In early October our refrigerator cooling unit died. We were contemplating installing a residential refrigerator. After careful consideration, we decided to travel to Shipshewana IN, and have an Amish cooling unit installed. We would highly recommend the Amish cooling unit to anyone that needs to replace their existing cooling unit. JC's refrigeration did an excellent job.
We also found time to visit our great friends Ron and Jennifer Webb in Bracebridge ON. Ron is the CPGA Pro at South Muskoka Golf and Curling Club. During our visit, Ron invited us to play Bigwin Island.
Here we are at the first tee. Fore!
You can see how beautiful the condition of the course was during our round. Looks like a painting.
The finishing hole is exceptional. We had a great time visiting our Canadian friends in Bracebridge ON, and look forward to our next visit.
We left Mom’s farm in Indiana on the 15th of November. We stayed Indiana a little later than normal to attend a wedding in Wisconsin. Hello Boothy's, Milem's, Kathy and Keith . We visited lots of friends in November, both at the wedding and on our way to our current location in Davenport, FL near Orlando. For some reason most of them were Canadians, don’t you know?
In early October our refrigerator cooling unit died. We were contemplating installing a residential refrigerator. After careful consideration, we decided to travel to Shipshewana IN, and have an Amish cooling unit installed. We would highly recommend the Amish cooling unit to anyone that needs to replace their existing cooling unit. JC's refrigeration did an excellent job.
We also found time to visit our great friends Ron and Jennifer Webb in Bracebridge ON. Ron is the CPGA Pro at South Muskoka Golf and Curling Club. During our visit, Ron invited us to play Bigwin Island.
To get to the course you have to take a shuttle boat. You can see the clubhouse ahead in this photo. Ron was an assistant Pro here early in his career. The island houses million dollar estates and is one of the premier golf courses to play in Canada.
You can see how beautiful the condition of the course was during our round. Looks like a painting.
The finishing hole is exceptional. We had a great time visiting our Canadian friends in Bracebridge ON, and look forward to our next visit.
We also had a chance to visit Mike and Sharon Felter (Drifter) in Michigan to help change out his Norcold refrigerator to a residential unit. Once the unit was removed from its location, we could not get it out the front door without removing the cooling unit. It took another hour to get it loose and out it went!
We told Bill and Olga we would stop by Destin sometime for a visit. It only took us a few years. We had an opportunity to golf and enjoy a great seafood dinner right on the water. Their hospitality was exceptional and the weather was excellent.
During our visit to Destin we stayed at the Destin Army Recreation Center located on the inter coastal canal. A small but very nice place for a weeks stay. We would highly recommend this facility for all our military friends.
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