Well, it's been a really fast summer. I've always heard that the older you get, the faster time moves...well, I must be getting really OLD!!! We've been pretty busy this year. I've done several projects for members ranging from beefing up and sealing decks to refinishing floors to repairing / rebuilding OLD windows to trimming trees and even helping the chef build a new deck...after we deconstructed one down in Denver for the materials. I've repaired several picnic tables and built one brand new one. Thankfully I've been able to keep the plumbing projects to a minimum; yeah, I don't really like plumbing very much.
Of course we've had our typical wildlife visits and the Chef and his daughters have been spoiling the Timber Tigers (Chipmunks) terribly. They even have their own picnic table and bench.
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Mike and Chef Jeff have been doing lots of woodworking projects from walking sticks and candle holders to lamps, napkin holders and business card holders. Mike has to visit neighbor, Ted occassionally just to see his latest wood creations. One thing about it, we have a nearly limitless supply of unique wood to utilize in the creation process.
Our season ends in the next couple of weeks, then it will be closing down the Lodge and Chef's Cabin, draining and blowing out water systems, putting away the summer grounds equipment and getting the "winter" equipment prepped and ready just in case it snows sometime in the next few months. And of course the firewood supply has to be added to if we want to enjoy those beautiful winter nights in front of a roaring fire. We are excited to do some geocaching this fall and maybe explore a few areas of Colorado we've never visited. This is such an amazing and beautiful state.
Iris and I are looking forward to a trip south to Ecuador again this year. We have a few people interested in coming down to visit this year while we're there and even a couple who may be interested in sharing that little piece of paradise with us on a more permanent basis. We have already been collecting gifts to take down to our Ecuadorean friends. Really nice good quality clothes from the local thrift store are always appreciated and the dollar stores provide great treasures for the young kids. Mike picked up an electric weed whacker to serve as our lawn mower down there. We have a very small area we maintain as a yard so it should work just fine. Our caretakers tether their cows and sheep on the bulk of the property who keep it groomed like a park. Now he's thinking..."little electric chainsaw???" We do have over 9 acres of pine and eucalyptus trees with a fireplace in the house and a cheap bow saw really begins to seem like work after the first 45 seconds or so. So, we'll see what happens.
You all take care and we'll do our best to add updates just a little more often...now that things may be slowing down a bit.
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