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| It appears the buds of the popple (aspen) trees are about to burst open in downtown Pentoga Village. |
33 degrees/partly cloudy/calm winds
Pentoga Road
I just discovered that yesterday's writing wasn't uploaded. I was running short of time Tuesday morning and seems I forgot to push the button. Oh well, it'll appear at the bottom of today's blathering.
As much as I keep saying I'm finished with substitute teaching for the year, I find myself back in one classroom or the other in Florence. Yesterday was spent with the fourth grade and I enjoyed every minute of my Bobkitty time. The students are as polite as they can be and the day flew by.
Back home, I trekked to Pentoga Village. Even with the possibility of snow in the forecast for later this coming weekend, it appears winter is definitely on the wane.
For the most part, the ground is bare and seems to be drying nicely.
Even Lake Pentoga has quit overflowing its banks and the river that's been running alongside the garden has disappeared.
What I like best are the swollen buds on many of the bushes and trees. Yup, spring's in the air.
Sargie was home early last night and we had our usual quiet evening spent in front of the television.
Today's one that I've looked forward to, yet dreaded, for a long time. We're going to insulate the foundation under the porch and replace the lattice on the front. The old has been destroyed by the ice and snow that fell from the roof.
The last time I worked with lattice, it consisted of thin wooden strips, all stapled together. Now, it is made from vinyl and assuming one likes white, doesn't have to be painted. Since it is flexible, the four by eight pieces are easy to transport.
As for insulating, normally, applying a specialized foam board to the part of a foundation showing above ground level would be a walk in the park. Unfortunately, we have a front porch that is five feet wide and thirty five feet long in the way.
The boards of the porch are attached with long, barbed, decking nails which make removing the boards in one piece extremely difficult.
Still, I'm going to try. If prying isn't successful, I'll have to crawl underneath and in some places work with only an inch or two of free space over my head.
Sargie's off today and will be assisting, mostly cutting the foam from above and sliding it to me underneath. Best case scenario, we'll get this baby done in an hour or two and feel mighty good about it. Worst case? Well, come back tomorrow and I'm sure you'll be able to read all about it.
It's time to strap on the hikers and do a quick five miles; you know, get into a pregame mental state of mind for the rest of the day.
After all, a man's work is never done.
So are the tales from Pentoga Road...
Pentoga Road
No pictures this morning. Matter, of fact, there's little time. Regardless of my oath to swear off teaching for the year, I'm back to Florence Elementary for a day with the fourth grade Bobkitties. Might as well. It's too wet to do anything outside.
With rain falling intermittently throughout the day, Monday was a slow one. I took my early morning walk and was caught in a downpour. Thankfully, I didn't melt.
Sargie and I went to Iron Mountain later in the morning where we purchased the lattice to go around the bottom of the front porch. As of now, I'm planning on insulating the foundation and putting on the lattice work tomorrow. Sargie's off and she said she'd help by sliding whatever is needed to me from on top.
We stopped by Tom and Melinda's on the way home and picked up the red four wheeler. Tom had serviced it for the season and it's now ready for another year summertime activity.
The rest of the day was spent inside, mostly watching tv or gabbing.
Last night was productive. I booked reservations and camping spots in Pictured Rocks National Park for a four day/three night, forty-two mile hike in June for Macrea and me. Having shed fifty pounds, the boy's anxious to try out his new body and put a few miles under his feet. I'm looking forward to the stroll along Lake Superior and our time together.
Sargie's working today, but is off tomorrow. The same can be said for me. Well... I may not be subbing on Wednesday, but not working?
C'mon. We all know that a man's work is never done.
So are the tales from Pentoga Road...
As for insulating, normally, applying a specialized foam board to the part of a foundation showing above ground level would be a walk in the park. Unfortunately, we have a front porch that is five feet wide and thirty five feet long in the way.
The boards of the porch are attached with long, barbed, decking nails which make removing the boards in one piece extremely difficult.
Still, I'm going to try. If prying isn't successful, I'll have to crawl underneath and in some places work with only an inch or two of free space over my head.
Sargie's off today and will be assisting, mostly cutting the foam from above and sliding it to me underneath. Best case scenario, we'll get this baby done in an hour or two and feel mighty good about it. Worst case? Well, come back tomorrow and I'm sure you'll be able to read all about it.
It's time to strap on the hikers and do a quick five miles; you know, get into a pregame mental state of mind for the rest of the day.
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| A woodpecker pecked this tree in half |
So are the tales from Pentoga Road...
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| Oh yeah, since we have to remove the timbers around the closest flower bed to replace the lattice, there's also a bit of snow in the way |
April 23, 2019 - Tuesday
37 degrees/clouds/windyPentoga Road
No pictures this morning. Matter, of fact, there's little time. Regardless of my oath to swear off teaching for the year, I'm back to Florence Elementary for a day with the fourth grade Bobkitties. Might as well. It's too wet to do anything outside.
With rain falling intermittently throughout the day, Monday was a slow one. I took my early morning walk and was caught in a downpour. Thankfully, I didn't melt.
Sargie and I went to Iron Mountain later in the morning where we purchased the lattice to go around the bottom of the front porch. As of now, I'm planning on insulating the foundation and putting on the lattice work tomorrow. Sargie's off and she said she'd help by sliding whatever is needed to me from on top.
We stopped by Tom and Melinda's on the way home and picked up the red four wheeler. Tom had serviced it for the season and it's now ready for another year summertime activity.
The rest of the day was spent inside, mostly watching tv or gabbing.
Last night was productive. I booked reservations and camping spots in Pictured Rocks National Park for a four day/three night, forty-two mile hike in June for Macrea and me. Having shed fifty pounds, the boy's anxious to try out his new body and put a few miles under his feet. I'm looking forward to the stroll along Lake Superior and our time together.
Sargie's working today, but is off tomorrow. The same can be said for me. Well... I may not be subbing on Wednesday, but not working?
C'mon. We all know that a man's work is never done.
So are the tales from Pentoga Road...
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