Our Covid-19 social gatherings are a little different. It has been our custom to meet weekly for breakfast with Rusty's music buddies. Here we are gathered for the first time in 4 months on Ed and Loretta's patio.
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| Everyone wore a mask for at least part of the gathering. |
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| About half of our group is in their 70's, the rest in their 80's. |
One of our dinner groups is finding a way to meet "picnic style" with everyone bringing their own food and drink.
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| Evening walk on Lou and Karl's 40 acres. |
The neighbor kids' activities have not been changed much by Covid-19. I know all of them by name and enjoy when they stop by to say "hi."
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| Girls in the hood |
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| Ava, Hailey and Jason often walk the path in my garden. |
My garden looks lovely and is producing well.
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| To no one's surprise, the zucchini and squash are very productive! |
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| Not bad for mid-July |
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| My morning routine of prayer, coffee, and a garden walk. |
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| Rusty is vigilant in watching for bugs on the maple tree. |
It's official! The cabin is ours!
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| On Rusty's 72nd birthday we took ownership. |
Minnesota was settled by Fins and Swedes and Norwegians. Olaf was a king of Norway near the end of the first century. We took the acronym of our daughters' names and used it for the cabin. (Olivia, Lindsay, Anna, Felicia)
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| The coordinates. |
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| Driveway |
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| Our two solos and Northwind tandem canoes all fit on the porch. |
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| east side of living space |
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| West side of living space |
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| East side of loft with our new, queen-sized bed. |
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| West side of loft--big enough for a 2nd bedroom |
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| Dining area |
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| Kitchen |
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| Steps to loft |
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| Landing |
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| View from the bed |
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| Our first guest--guide Steve Johnson |
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| We enjoyed beautiful flowers from the Caviezel family. |
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| Trees in every direction |
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| Lights under the porch light up the trees at night |
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| lights on trees |
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| Gretchen loved the wilderness and all of its critters. |
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| When it was time to leave, our solos were stored inside and the tandem was under the porch. |
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| Rusty fashioned holders for our wooden paddles |
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| We have deeded access to the water |
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| This portage path also leads to the water |
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| This is the launch spot at the end of the portage. |
Our cabin is a spot where a man and his beer feel right at home.
