September 10, 2010....Friday.....our nephew, David from the Pensacola area just returned from Russia, after a six week course at the University of Moscow....and he loved it.....this opportunity gave him his final credits to graduate from FSU in International Relations and Political Science....Congratulations, David....we were able to visit with David in Pensacola recently....he taught us about his music interests....like Neko Case....I had not ever heard of her before but now we are aware of her, we find out she is opening for Bob Dylan at some performance....David plays the guitar well and really enjoyed talking music with Ray....we are excited to see what he does next...we are in your corner, David.....
.......remember in November we replaced our entire roof?....well, not too long ago we noticed a blemished area on the mirror that grew....the mirror is over the mantle....the chimney is on top of that wall....Ray called the roofing contractor....he sent out one of his crew....and they determined water had leaked in behind the mirror (that had been there since 1924) because the flashing around the chimney was not secure after they put on the new roof....the contractor paid for everything from painting the ceiling to removing the mirror...repairing the wall behind the mirror and replacing the mirror....we were very pleased with his response....if you need a roof replaced, call me or email me and I will refer you to this contractor......
...........before and after for the mirror episode....
.......we posted this note on the new sealed in wall behind the new mirror for someone to find someday.......
........beautiful and bright new mirror....and then I asked Tom, the glass and mirror company owner how he wound up in such a specialty business....he said he took a job with a mirror company in Michigan back when he was a young man when he needed to supplement his income from playing keyboard in several bands....he sat down at our piano and gave a 15 minute concert....rock to Bach....you don't ever know who is going to be at your house....thank you, Tom.....
......tomorrow we are off for a small camping trip a few days......Ray gave the Airstream a bath....if you were going to camp host for a summer or part of a summer and wanted to explore a new area, where would it be and why?....
......tomorrow we are off for a small camping trip a few days......Ray gave the Airstream a bath....if you were going to camp host for a summer or part of a summer and wanted to explore a new area, where would it be and why?....
Bout time we heard from you!! Don't know about hosting but Bob & Sue were interested in Rangley St. Park, Me. Sad to tell you, my beloved husband of 49 yr.s, Art, passed away from us July 22nd. We are all so very sad & shocked. He was my world. He had the best veggie garden this year he ever grew, & I'm trying to take care of preserving as much as I can. Take care, give more hugs & kisses than you ever did..Sharon
Posted by: Sharon Carter | September 10, 2010 at 02:41 PM
Sharon...sending you an email....love you....
Posted by: Terrie | September 11, 2010 at 05:28 AM
Hi Terrie, Ray - lovely to hear from you again - I think you people are magnets for other musical types - they just gravitate towards you.
Enjoy your vacation - hugs
Jade
Posted by: Jade Blaney | September 18, 2010 at 07:09 AM
I miss you blog. I thought I had commented on this post...guess not. Loved the idea of the poster behind the mirror! And so glad the contractor was responsible enough to take care of all the damages. Amazing and refreshing. Miss you much! The "Toaster" looks travel ready to me!
Posted by: Carol Rigsby | November 19, 2010 at 01:53 PM