Jennifer and I left for camp this past Friday directly after work. My boss was kind enough to allow me to depart over an hour early which made our arrival at camp that much quicker. We set up camp and sat down in front of a great campfire well before sundown. The chill in the air told the familiar story of fall with the changing colors of leaves confirming the end of summer. It was a beautiful time at camp. I find it way more enjoyable when the bugs and heat are almost nonexistent. This weekend was one of the best three days of weather that I've experienced in a long time. We both turned in early. Saturday was going to be a day filled with hours of fall clean-up, weed trimming, and lawn cutting. 4 tanks of fuel through the weed wacker and some minor aches and pains confirmed that I was getting camp in tip top shape. One lap with the push mower around the perimeter and then it was off to the races on camp's new MTD lawn tractor. Wow, it is so much easier scaling the property riding the mower rather than pushing it!
After finishing up the yard work, I concentrated on installing two new cabinets in the shed mahal. I swapped the tops, burnt the old one and installed the butcher block from another. They offer a slightly better organized storage alternative in a smaller footprint. Plus, they're lockable and have adjustable shelves. After completing that job, I set up the outdoor shower and got cleaned up.
Jennifer and I headed into town, visited a couple small shops and picked up a dinner. My buddy Greg gave me a call and told me he had arrived at camp and was enjoying the fire. We had a roaring fire, scarfed down pizza and laughed several hours away with friendly conversation. Before you know it, the clock clicked past midnight and we all called it a night. Sunday morning we left camp around 10, stopped to have breakfast on the way home and said our farewells. In a few more weeks, the guys are going to assemble at camp once again. This time for prime rib, clams, and three days of confirming we refuse to grow up. The next report will report the details of that outing.
After finishing up the yard work, I concentrated on installing two new cabinets in the shed mahal. I swapped the tops, burnt the old one and installed the butcher block from another. They offer a slightly better organized storage alternative in a smaller footprint. Plus, they're lockable and have adjustable shelves. After completing that job, I set up the outdoor shower and got cleaned up.
Jennifer and I headed into town, visited a couple small shops and picked up a dinner. My buddy Greg gave me a call and told me he had arrived at camp and was enjoying the fire. We had a roaring fire, scarfed down pizza and laughed several hours away with friendly conversation. Before you know it, the clock clicked past midnight and we all called it a night. Sunday morning we left camp around 10, stopped to have breakfast on the way home and said our farewells. In a few more weeks, the guys are going to assemble at camp once again. This time for prime rib, clams, and three days of confirming we refuse to grow up. The next report will report the details of that outing.
