Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
All things Cottage at Lake of the Woods
Shirley & I are down this weekend and the weather is quite nice. In preparation for the crew coming down for the Father’s Day weekend, we spend quite a bit of time doing spring cleaning. I washed ALL the bedding down to the mattresses and Shirley does an amazing re-org of the kitchen. At this Read More …
This is the start of the rebuild which is the deconstruction of what remains of the damaged dock. Eric takes most of the week off to go down and pull the old dock apart in preparation for the rebuild. Old lumber is stacked up by size and re-use potential. Some lumber will be firewood, some Read More …
A while back I decided to make an effort to be more thankful. And to that end I started a list on the iPhone Reminders app and I get a daily prompt to put something on the “Thankful” list. Now not every day gets and entry but most do. Another facet of this initiative is Read More …
A couple of years ago the electric start on our 1990 Mercury 25hp outboard stopped working. I’d thought about taking it in to a marina to get it repaired but that would be awkward, put the boat out of commission for an unknown amount of time and likely be costly. It still started well with Read More …
Shorty after opening the cottage on the May long weekend I noticed a beam supporting the deck on the lower north side had some very bad rot and was collapsing! Also, some of the posts supporting this beam were in pretty rough shape too! Part 1.
We’re back at the lake and this is the view that greeted me when I went down to the dock. For those in the know there should be a 20’ section of dock with an 8×16’ floating dock attached to it over where those two random looking posts are in the water and connecting to Read More …
On the May long weekend as I was checking on various cottage systems during the opening process I noticed a problem with our deck. A fairly significant issue where wood rot on one of the beams is causing it to collapse. This issue is at the front (lake side) left corner of the deck that Read More …
If this gets any more interesting we may be looking for higher ground. The lake level was high on the May long weekend and it’s been getting higher ever since. When we arrived at the lake last night we were greeted by some changes in our dock situation. Since May 3, 2022 the lake has Read More …
On Friday, May 20th, I spent much of the day just tidying up after the fall shutdown putting things back in place for the summer. In the evening all the family came out and we had some nice conversation over a few beverages. (Part 1 is here) In the morning Scott and I watch the Read More …
There is this hill. It’s on branch road 3 off the main Storm Bay Road. It’s steep but mercifully short. It’s always at the end of a ride coming home, when there is a little less in the tank. There are two pitches with a short less steep bit in the middle to try and Read More …