Monday, September 21, 2009

Whew - a busy weekend!




Today's picture I guess you could call "a sign of the times" it is what is left of the huge magnesium mining operation located just down the road that has been in operation since the 1920's. When we moved out here 23 years ago, there were over 400 people working there (including myself for several years) In the last few years it became apparent it was cheaper to buy mag from China and other Europeon countries than it was to mine it locally - and so it has now been officially closed down.

Busy weekend - although I did manage to watch the NASCAR race on Sunday (my driver, Jeff Gordon, not doing so well) the rest of the weekend was taken up mostly with real estate.

Rick continues to work hard on the house - painting walls and re-finishing the floors. He is on the 3rd and last bedroom - the floors look great!!! The work would go much quicker, if we didn't start so many "mini" projects in the middle of other jobs. Like last Friday, when I discovered a really cool door at Home Hardware. It has 12 panes of glass - but each pane is a different type of glass - etched, bubble, smokey, frosted, etc. - it was a demo door to show off the various types of decorative glass people could get.

I saw it and HAD to have it - ($40 cash and carry!!!) - so now "we" (Rick) have to paint it and install it.....

Can't wait 'til Thursday when our friends (ex-neighbours) Pam and Terry come for a visit. We only see them once a year since they traded their house for an RV 8 or 9 years ago. They winter in the South and spend the summers in BC. But for the last couple of years, they have been making an annual trip to the Ottawa area in the Fall and since we have a very large driveway, they park their RV here. I really look forward to seeing them again! Pam and I have great "chats"

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