Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
It’s that time of year again where fall is well underway and the overnight temperatures are getting close to freezing. That means it’s time to get the cottage ready for winter. The boys, Eric and Scott come out with me Friday night to execute the Closeup Checklist. The main focus is taking care of anything Read More …
The dock was built a little higher than the old dock so it needed a higher ladder to get out of the lake. To meet an immediate need I stuck in a 12′ aluminum extension ladder. It seemed to be about the right height/length. So, when it came time to build a proper wood ladder Read More …
Levels on Lake of the Woods have always been up and down. In fact the regulatory board that governs the lake levels considers a 6 foot variance, “normal”. In practice lake levels don’t normally change quite that much but then there are the exceptions. 2022 was one of those exceptional years where water levels were Read More …
Eric makes a quick trip to the lake late Sunday night on August 13th and spends two days on dock work as well as taking the sea-doo into Kenora for a repair. At the end of day one. The best of the old docks 2x6s are used to deck in front of the boat shed. Read More …
Shirley and I are down for the full long weekend and the rest of the family comes out for Saturday and Sunday. This weekend the hatch cover is built and carefully fitted into he dock. The rest of the weekend is spent enjoying all the hard work that has been put into this project. Some Read More …
Eric is out for a solo couple of days prior to the long weekend to get more of the dock in place. It’s almost too nice a day to work with calm and sunny conditions but the build carries on even in the heat. The hatch to allow under dock access to crayfish and turtles Read More …
This weekend it’s Eric, Parker and Dane for a “guys” weekend at the lake. Eric is focused on dock work and Parker and Dane have some new lake toys to play with! Dane’s birthday present was a kayak and with two boys you pretty much need two of everything so Parker has one too! While Read More …
Eric has taken a day off work to pick up another 4,000 lbs of lumber for the dock project. He is joined by Jared and Ryan to help unload and build for part of the weekend, It’s Sunday morning and Eric is now running solo in putting on the deck boards. The new deck is Read More …
There is a big crew down for the weekend. Eric, Des, Parker & Dane, with Len & Darlene. Jared and Eric’s friend Barret and Scott. Crib #2 is the first to be rebuilt. During 2022 the high water caused it to separate under the water line and the top half floated off to be recovered Read More …
This is the start of the rebuild which is the deconstruction of what remains of the damaged dock. Eric takes most of the week off to go down and pull the old dock apart in preparation for the rebuild. Old lumber is stacked up by size and re-use potential. Some lumber will be firewood, some Read More …