We have a foundation! My daughter’s family has windows. Yay! The construction delays due to covid supply shortages and overwhelming new home construction demand have stretched on and on. But my daughter’s four week wait for windows is over. And our foundation is poured. Took the drone up yesterday to get a better view as…
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Jan 6th: The Priestly Blessing
“Live long and prosper.” Does anyone on the planet not know this Vulcan salutation from Star Trek? It even has an official emoji. And the proper response being, “Peace and long life.” But wait! How does one accomplish this? Yes, it is an excellent greeting and reasonable goal, but what is the one, most important…
Dec 30th: A day later
The faltering heartbeat of a Michigan winter pulsed alive last night. Yesterday… all clear. Now, we have some snow. Later this week, maybe another few beats of ice… then winter will slumber yet again. Personally, this may be fantastic for us and our condo tales. We have a foundation set. Wood should be coming, perhaps…
Dec 23rd: The Storm before the storm
Probably the last warm day for a couple months… 52 degrees, with a strong south wind. Waves pounding the pier. Downtown Grand Haven alive with scrambling masked humans grabbing Christmas presents and food. Christmas Eve, Eve…. with tomorrow being perhaps too late. Nine inches of snow forecast. But with lake effect snow, no one really…
Dec 22nd: Day 1
We have a hole… and footings have been poured. Finally, the new home seems real. Foundation walls will soon follow. I was curious as to when the forms for the foundation would be in place. I googled “How long until….” and Google filled in the suggestion “How long until the Covid vaccine is effective.” OK,…
Dec 21st: Day Zero
A hot (for coastal Michigan) day in mid-August, we put our initial deposit down for our new home. Four full months ago. And it is still Day Zero for us. Ground breaking is expected tomorrow. Then another eight months to our projected closing date. From start to finish, twelve full months to build a new…
November 25th: Arrested at Grandma’s
You may be next… Last Sunday Night Our Sunday night: Patrick Mahomes hit Travis Kelce with the game winning TD pass. Our family erupted in cheers. Only a moment later, a half dozen hard pounds on our storm door rang out. Opening the front door, but keeping the storm door locked, I was greeted by…
November 19th: Missed It! … but that’s ok
Shilo was frolicking with the other dogs last evening, when a woman exclaimed, “We missed it!” Looking up at the sky, I saw that yes, we had missed it. A spectacular sunset best viewed from the beach. We’ve missed quite a few of these rare stunning sunsets lately. But that’s ok. When you live in western…
November 15th: Gale and High Wind Warnings
The National Weather Service advises: “People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows.” Or, head to the beach and watch the waves. That’s what most of Grand Haven seems to be doing. Including us….
November 9th: One more day of weather magic
Where were you today? Us? Relaxing on a Michigan beach in November. We’ve been heading to the shoreline every day… short sleeves, no coat. Sunny and 73 degrees. Viewed a couple strange sites today. A man walking along the sand with a long, heavy winter coat. Zipped all the way to his chin. What was…