Inching into Spring
This week was a planning week (plus, wonderful time spent enjoying a visit from Janelle’s parents – soon to be locals –…
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Boxes and Bugs
So the task of the weekend was to build a ‘wall’ around our makeshift toilet in the school, just to give a…
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And we’re off!
Finally! Spring is here, warm weather and sunshine! Open the doors and let the sunshine in! We are so happy to be…
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Can it be Spring Yet?????
I CAN’T STAND IT ANY LONGER! I’ve waited and waited for spring to burst upon the school (yes, yes, I know it’s…
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Just a School in Winter
Ah, the dark of winter. Time passes slowly, waiting for the warm winds of spring to find us again. But until then,…
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Christmas Lights
With much gratitude – Russ H. got us a great shot of the lights! Merry Christmas to All!
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Merry Early Christmas!
It’s a bit too cold for frolicking in the snow that is on it’s way, but not so cold to keep up…
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Raspberries on the Roof, and other misc things
The inevitable finally came, it’s time to seal up the schoolhouse for the winter. It seems like summer just started! Those of…
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Harvest Time – the good, the bad and the buggy
I took a few weeks off to regroup and start to think about our next steps. With fall here, the attention has…
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The Ramble
A fabulous day for a Ramble. The 10th Annual River Road Ramble was absolutely perfect. Perfect weather combined with tons of people…
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River Road Ramble (and sale)
Come out and see us and stop for some lemonade and cookies being sold by this your entrepreneur!
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Spit Shine before the Party
Company is coming, company is coming! Next weekend, Saturday to be exact, the River Road Ramble will be coming to schoolhouse, so…
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Happy Labor Day and good bye to Summer!
Ah, summer. Your hot drippy days, I will miss you (maybe just a little). This was an odds and ends kinda weekend….
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The last wall
Over the course of the last 2 weeks, our focus has been to get as much plaster into the remaining space in…
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Ceilings Down – and Then Some
It was a dirty, dusty, hot and sweaty weekend. The focus was on the ceiling. As you know, it all has to…
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More shoring up, more plaster coming down
We made it a two-part strike this week. Janelle (and steady helper Grace) worked on uncovering the north wall. We have fully…
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The Writing is Off the Wall
With great trepidation, we began. I puzzled for 2 weeks on how to preserve the names and alphabet we found behind the…
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Voices from the Past
The kids have spoken! A few weeks ago we boxed up the original slate chalkboards and found earlier makeshift chalkboards underneath, but…
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A Question of Chronology
As we worked last weekend to carefully take down tin ceiling plates and drywall, lath and plaster, it occurred to me that,…
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Happy 4th of July!
The school is a great place to celebrate the 4th! But of course, it’s not all fireworks and kayaks and s’mores and…
