To Fern Lake with Chree and dogs via Old Saybrook, CT, abode of Frank & Fran Tarrio, father- and mother-in-law. Roundabout routing added 75 miles to the trip, which took a total of 12 ½ hours of driving time; from the NJ Turnpike toll plaza to the Pelham Parkway via the Cross Bronx Expressway, a distance of 18 miles, took 2 fun-filled hours. Discovered upon arrival at Fern Lake that the tarp structure over the shed cellar hole had suffered a major failure. One 2 x 4 broken and many others sticking up at odd angles out of the pit. Marty Lapidus came over and said all of the damage occurred during a torrential thunderstorm last night. Pulled down the trap structure. Then Chree and I started gathering and washing rocks that will be used for the shed underground roof. Why, you ask, are we washing rocks? Answer: what else is there to do when it’s 90 degrees and 90% humidity???? Actually, the rocks that will be used in the shed roof and to fill in between the concrete columns have to be washed so that cement will adhere to them properly. Dogs went swimming; after the sweating was done, I did, too. Water temp a balmy 76 degrees two feet below the surface. Wild blueberries are ripening nicely; two handfuls went down real easy. Lovely canoe around the lake after dinner. Then we turned on the RV air conditioners!
26 - 28 June 2010
To Fern Lake with Chree and dogs via Old Saybrook, CT, abode of Frank & Fran Tarrio, father- and mother-in-law. Roundabout routing added 75 miles to the trip, which took a total of 12 ½ hours of driving time; from the NJ Turnpike toll plaza to the Pelham Parkway via the Cross Bronx Expressway, a distance of 18 miles, took 2 fun-filled hours. Discovered upon arrival at Fern Lake that the tarp structure over the shed cellar hole had suffered a major failure. One 2 x 4 broken and many others sticking up at odd angles out of the pit. Marty Lapidus came over and said all of the damage occurred during a torrential thunderstorm last night. Pulled down the trap structure. Then Chree and I started gathering and washing rocks that will be used for the shed underground roof. Why, you ask, are we washing rocks? Answer: what else is there to do when it’s 90 degrees and 90% humidity???? Actually, the rocks that will be used in the shed roof and to fill in between the concrete columns have to be washed so that cement will adhere to them properly. Dogs went swimming; after the sweating was done, I did, too. Water temp a balmy 76 degrees two feet below the surface. Wild blueberries are ripening nicely; two handfuls went down real easy. Lovely canoe around the lake after dinner. Then we turned on the RV air conditioners!
