I’m in Ottawa this week to celebrate a milestone… my mother’s 90th birthday.
What’s most remarkable to me is not that she is celebrating 90 years (although that in itself is a wonderful milestone), but that she is up and walking… and walking very well, thank you!
The reason for my amazement is that mum fell and [...]
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90 Year Milestone
Posted in Family time, Uncategorized, tagged 90 Year Milestone, 90th birthday, broke her hip, care team, confined to a wheelchair, Grace Manor, Milestone, nursing staff, overall health, physio, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Grace Manor, walker, wheelchair on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Time to complete some long forgotten projects!
Posted in New projects, Uncategorized, tagged lodge, retreat, decks, rustic, rustic retreat, labor intensive, diy, vacation, vacation retreat, woodwork, finishing carpenter, spiral staircase, handrail, laminated, moldings, router, router bit, coping saw, craftsman, bi-fold door, lathe on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Owning a rustic retreat is, by nature, a somewhat labor intensive endeavor. The amount of work is, of course, determined by many factors including the state of the place when you took possession of it (if bought from someone else), the importance you place on the completion of details, your ability/desire to DIY, etc.
In our [...]
