On a beautiful morning Don Davis and Thomas and Mary Jorgensen and Jeff Van Pelt crawled from under Dunlodge covers to begin tidying the yard. Dirt was moved, paint splatered, gutters cleaned and sticks piled high.
Andy Wilgruber appeared and added a very nice switch in to the cottage. Now late night activities in the "Beer Garden" can be lit easily or plunged into murky darkness at the flip of the outside switch. Rita Kiefer came and admired our fire, and helped a bit before Andy saved Don and Rita from long walks by taking them to their respective homes. Don returned in time to greet Dan Ralston and Iva Gillet who dropped in and added many branches and sticks to the flames before heading into the approaching night. Leo the Cabin Cat spent the day sitting around being a cat. The four souls remaining settled in for a fine meal with Mary providing the cooking talent. All world crises were discussed and resolved that evening, unfortunately celebratory beverages were dispensed and everyone woke Sunday with a blank in place of memories of those discussions.
The day started with a breakfast to celebrate one of Don’s 37th birthdays. Last minute items such as a curved shower rod were added and the dishes washed and sheets folded. John Shannon arrived as breakfast ended with a single job request. "Kill!" Faced with such determination we bid him well and marveled as he went to work with deadly blades and poisons on alien species he found in the yard. An unwelcome sight were ailanthus saplings, possibly growing from seeds from an adjacent property. Perhaps we can kill them faster than they can grow. Last year’s killing of bittersweet in some areas was a success.
As successful as this trip has been, more work is planned. Soon Boy Scouts will descend on Dunlodge and replace dirt with blue slate, paving a new picnic patio. The saga continues...
reported by Don Davis and John Shannon
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