Sorry that I have been away. It has been a crazy summer. Much has happened and we have been very, very busy. In addition, the weather here in the EUP has been horrible. It has rained every weekend this summer and when it didn't rain on the weekend, it was just too hot to go to camp.
But, last weekend, Arlene, Mary, Tiny and I headed for camp Saturday morning after a very rainy Friday.
At the beginning of summer, we brought up a new addition to our campfire circle. Arlene's daughter Janet gave us their old swing as she received a new one for Mother's Day. So it is a nice addition to the camp circle.
Tiny thinks that the armrest makes a great perch for her to keep track of all the action at camp!
Our first task was to fix our two chains saws that have been acting up lately, so Mary and Arlene began taking them apart. They cleaned up the small one and replaced the chain. We were able to cut down two dead spruce trees but it still doesn't seem to be running right.
Of course, Tiny had to keep a close eye on them from her new "throne". She rarely lets any of her "people" out of her sight and must always account for all of us at all times.
After taking our bigger chain saw apart we found that the saw had "cooked" itself. There must have been a oil leak somewhere inside and it got so hot that it totally fused the drive shaft. So, next weekend, we are going into Pickford to Skinner's and buy a new Husquevarna (not sure of the correct spelling) chainsaw.
My sister Cindy came up Saturday evening as Arlene had cooked New York Strip steaks, baked potatoes and corn on the cob on the grill for all of us. What a feast! After dinner we enjoyed coffee by the campfire until it got too cold and damp to sit out.
We went inside for a rousing game of Phase 10. I guess Cindy must have left about 11:00 PM.
Sunday, we slept in until 8:00 AM. We sat around drinking coffee and visiting and since it was gloomy and looked like rain, we played another game of Phase 10. Cindy came up for the afternoon.
When the sun finally came out I mowed the grass while Arlene and Mary tore apart our old lawn mower that we are trying to fix for a camp mower.
I think the two of them just like tearing stuff apart!
We finished our day by playing Phase 10 at the picnic table outside and then packed up for home.
The forecast for this weekend is for a few showers on Friday, rain on Saturday, and a few showers on Sunday. Sheesh....
But, if it does rain, we may burn the big brush pile in the other meadow.
And of course, there is always Phase 10.......
3 comments:
Too bad you haven't been able to enjoy camp more this year, but maybe autumn will be good to you. Love the pictures of Tiny!
Looks like you all had a nice stay at the camp. I like the swing - that is really a nice addition. Looks like Little Miss Tiny has found her spot. By the way, what is Phase 10?...never heard of that game.
Marion,
Nice to hear from you! Sorry I have been away. Phase 10 is a card game sort of like rummy. You get 10 cards and you have to make Phases 1 through 10 to win the game. Phase one is a two sets of 3 (three of a kind) and Phase 2 is a set of three and a run (straight) of 4. Phase 3 is a set of 4 and a run of 4, and so on. Each phase gets progressively harder. It is a lot of fun.
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