tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40445964786011620792024-03-19T02:26:37.943-07:00The Lucky DeckOur South Haven Funbobbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11007802783226091930noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044596478601162079.post-57332565306560467652016-04-20T08:01:00.000-07:002016-04-20T08:01:21.713-07:00reactivate entrybobbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11007802783226091930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044596478601162079.post-49136188224931781852013-04-10T18:31:00.003-07:002013-04-10T18:31:58.088-07:00Saving the worst for last...... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Dining Room is the last room on the first floor we have not started. The green carpet had been replaced with a brown shag to get the home ready for sale??? We, really Bobbi (see has the vision I lack) has several changes in mind: removing the carpet to expose the hardwood floors, removing the wallpaper and repainting, replacing the baseboard trim along with a new ceiling light.<br />
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We made some progress over a weekend in March. The carpet has been removed along with a layer of wallpaper, yes there were multiple layers of paper. We rented a sander and started refinishing our first hardwood floors (note the black spot of oil and motorcycle treadmarks on the floor - part of the house history as a motorcycle shop). After Spring Break we will return to paint the walls, add new baseboard trim and paint the hardwoods.Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06139533904381617427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044596478601162079.post-69837155086887376622013-03-12T19:32:00.000-07:002013-03-12T19:32:31.820-07:00Winter at the Lake = Plenty of Wine<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really Cold - Lots of snow falls fast and accumulates quickly.<br />
A cat in the hat machine sucks it off the street. o_O </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pugs freak out in the deep snow - That's Zeke's tail back there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I could not get any closer it was so cold and windy. I know it doesn't look that way.</td></tr>
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bobbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11007802783226091930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044596478601162079.post-10974847568607053832013-03-12T19:09:00.000-07:002013-03-12T19:09:00.707-07:00What a DifferenceFrank has been working on getting the multiple layers of vines, glue, paper, etc down from the inside of the upstairs hallway, steps and dining room. It has been this way for a long time.<br />
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We found multiple things under the wallpaper...other wallpaper, and more wallpaper under that next layer of wallpaper, moldy stained wavy walls, plaster, plywood, wood, paint, wood filler, holes, etc... Nothing of any value, but alot of things that make you say huh. </div>
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The color is a Porter Paint Shortbread Yellow. These pictures are not doing it justice. </div>
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We decide to leave a small wall with the paper on, for now as a reminder of days gone by in this space. Maybe someday we will have the energy to remove it...but not anytime soon.</div>
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And here is a glimpse of our upcoming weekend plans. </div>
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Here is the wallpaper under the wallpaper we just took down. ;(</div>
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The Friends Good Will - or for the tourists...the Pirate Ship on a sunset sail. <br />
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<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Second Annual First One In the Water Contest. <span style="color: #444444;">- First one in the lake - up to his/her neck - witnessed by Frank or Bobbi - is awarded $50. The winner will be commemorated with picture and name framed on our wall of fame. Last year's winner was Bryce Sears on April 2 with a tepid 38F water temp. Grace Gumino & Logan Sears ran a very close (nanoseconds) second. For all of you eager beavers...the current water temp is 32F. BRrrr. No wet-suits allowed. We are also not responsible for any injury or illness resulting. We do have a waver that must be signed prior to the plunge. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Riverfront Concerts <span style="color: #444444;">- Every Thursday, starting May 23, a different band performs on the riverfront. This is really nothing special...but it makes for an interesting walk by on the way to the ice cream store. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Blessing of the Fleet - Friends Good Will Launching <span style="color: #444444;">- Public sailing begins. This is one of my personal favorite passtimes while at the lake - just hanging out at the river front watching the beautiful boats come and go. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Allegan Antique Market <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">- The last weekend of every month brings all things old or lost to this antique market. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Waterfront Film Festival <span style="color: #444444;">- ohh..the town is all abuzz over this! Normally, this festival is in Saugatuck. But they are taking it on the road this year...and we are thrilled. It was reported in the South Haven Gazette that someone "in the know" heard that one of the movies being premiered at the festival was produced & directed by Daryl Hannah's ex-chauffeur's cousin's boyfriend's little sister's boyfriend's dog groomer. Needless to say, this is the event of the season. This is June 13 - 16.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Harborfest <span style="color: #444444;">- June 20-23 - People, food, music, more parades/beauty queens, boat shows, classic boat shows, vintage baseball games, garden club flower shows, etc...</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Lipbone Redding Concert <span style="color: #444444;">- June 28 - I guess this is a big deal??</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">SHOUT Garden Walk & Carnegie Garden Walk <span style="color: #444444;">- June 29</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Fireworks <span style="color: #444444;">- <span style="color: red;">July 3</span> -<span style="color: blue;"> over the lake - best in the world</span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">July 4th Parade - <span style="color: #444444;">yes, you guessed it.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Summer Art Fair <span style="color: #444444;">- </span><span style="color: #444444;">July 7</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Fish Boil & The Elders in concert <span style="color: #444444;">- July 20</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Family Farm Fest - <span style="color: #444444;">July 27 - rest assured the beauty queens will be in attendance</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Wine and Beer Tasting <span style="color: red;">=) <span style="color: cyan;">Vintage Baseball</span> </span><span style="color: #444444;">- August 3</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">The INTERNATIONAL Blueberry Festival. Crowning of Miss Blueberry, Miss Teen Blueberry, Miss Pre-teen Blueberry and Mrs. Blueberry. <span style="color: #444444;">- This is an event you do not want to miss. Lots of food, all with blueberries. August 8 - 11.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Craft/Art Fair <span style="color: #444444;">- August 31</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">Old Engine and Tractor Show <span style="color: #444444;">- September 1 (I find this quite annoying and loud)</span></span></li>
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Since our last post in May of last year...we have been spending our time enjoying the unique little city by frequenting the beaches and restaurants; getting to know our little cottage and our amazing, interesting and helpful neighbors; and of course, shopping! Time passes so quickly there...</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">So now we have the 17 pieces of the chain saw, various tools needed to fix the chain saw, oil, gas, greasy rags, beer and several (male) neighbors standing around looking at and talking about ... power tools. Tools they once had, currently have, or longing for. I think one of them even brought their own lawn chair. I thought it best to go inside at this point.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">These are the ugly shrubs responsible for the chain saw's massacre. And the location of the disassembled chain saw. And where the Local Convention of Tool Talking Men discuss and drink to all things tool. </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">And finally, a few days and 56 lawn waste bags later our Lucky Deck looked a tad more charming :)</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></em><br />bobbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11007802783226091930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044596478601162079.post-28288191518923581832012-05-16T11:00:00.005-07:002012-05-16T11:00:45.351-07:00<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We have been working on the kitchen...alot. Initially, the kitchen looked like this:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not bad, if you enjoy cooking and living in an oak cave. The cabinets were too big and bulky. Because they were corner units, they were difficult to get anything out of there once I got it in. I wanted to open it up a little, without spending any money or limiting my storage. So we started to do this:</span></span><br />
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<span><span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> So then we (Mark) removed the bulkheads, revealing the old original outside wood siding of the back of the house; as well as an OLD animal nest. LOVELY. INTERESTING. UUHHGG! </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Additional progress...goes alot faster with help :) Closed up the wall and ceiling. Replaced many ceiling tiles and added many ceiling tiles. Peeled off dark blue cherry )not cheery) wallpaper, added beadboard, shelving and white paint everywhere. </div>
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This weekend we plan on finishing the kitchen. Black paint on the lower cabinets, White on the remaining uppers. And finishing touches.... </div>
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Bryce S - on April 2, 2012, Water temperature was a relaxing 38 degrees. <br />
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Following milliseconds behind, the honorable mentions go to the rest of the neighbor kids,: Logan, Mia & Cooper; as well as our own Gracie. Yup, they are all crazy. It was cold. My toes got wet, and that was enough for me. </div>
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Way to go Bryce!!!! He quickly received his $50; and his name will appear on the wall trophy identifying him for the first year. You are in the history books, Bryce!! </div>
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And, as promised, here is the pic of the back of the house without the deck. Looks halfway normal now, huh?<br />
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Frank is ecstatic...a personal victory over the deck. <br />
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The deck was lucky that it stayed up as long as it did...hence the name, the lucky deck. <br />
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They were so proud of it, as you can see, in the picture for the real estate listing, it is even labeled "deck on back of house"...as if we didn't know.<br />
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Here is family room as it was when we purchased the house:<br />
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Needs some paint and a cool old handle. </div>
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It is a very quirky bathroom. <br />
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The first thing you see when you walk in the front door is the toilet...that is if you allow your eyes to wander beyond the vine encrusted wallpaper covering every available wallspace in the dining room and stairway hall. The bathroom is maybe 8-10 feet long, but the floor has an actual hill in it; adding an element of risk to your bathing/showering experience. If your feet are wet, or you are moving any faster then a large turtle, the probability of a slip or fall has been mathematically determined to be in the dangerously high category. The underwriters of our liability insurance are concerned. Additionally, if you are over 5'6" tall, it is likely that you will bonk your head (while showering) on the overhang in the shower...probably more then once. But it is clean, freshly painted, and actually a lot cuter then previously. So if you do fall and injure yourself, the risk of infection is actually quite low. <br />
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Can you see yourself emerging from this room with bright red scorched skin from the hot water that made you jump back in the shower so fast that you bang your head on the overhead ceiling that drops down a foot in the middle of the shower. So you have a goose egg on your forehead, and then while drying off and rubbing your head and patting dry your freshly scorched skin you slip on the uneven floor limiting any remaining mobility? <br />
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</div>bobbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11007802783226091930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044596478601162079.post-53047890129960903002012-04-16T11:21:00.000-07:002012-04-16T11:21:24.733-07:00The Raccoon Room<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9MmfUpyAQXZr4rExQ6rb-fPoqDVQO7nKcxWvgFDhHmIy2bz1VTyK4SdYPz5lJ4z45wxNFwGuv2Q_xX4vjobD-qD-JM5eZUvpvE6ugG7gNCD3rzVyn7lrjOpeP5KRXljkyHeJM-yvHc4N/s1600/racoon+before+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9MmfUpyAQXZr4rExQ6rb-fPoqDVQO7nKcxWvgFDhHmIy2bz1VTyK4SdYPz5lJ4z45wxNFwGuv2Q_xX4vjobD-qD-JM5eZUvpvE6ugG7gNCD3rzVyn7lrjOpeP5KRXljkyHeJM-yvHc4N/s320/racoon+before+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</tbody></table>Some random photos from the past several weeks... The weather has been mild and beautiful, so we are enjoying time outdoors during our first winter up north. <br />
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I will soon start posting pictures of the home, inside and out; progress and lack there of, then and now...bobbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11007802783226091930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044596478601162079.post-46470386550140360612011-12-19T09:12:00.001-08:002011-12-19T09:15:07.871-08:00The Lucky Deck<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wQqklDkvcY54fZCgRGEbc-VQpYzGMFl27QNaY5JuZ3FgNEydfJ8D5RlsJ8aG2N2WVqXW2tMGs6PEJdCA55f-b64UNtCXu2DnlITpiI_H34A59yfCr-qOKSI2f2idUsQhdk88tWvkvNZ1/s1600/Lake+House.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687888742886728962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wQqklDkvcY54fZCgRGEbc-VQpYzGMFl27QNaY5JuZ3FgNEydfJ8D5RlsJ8aG2N2WVqXW2tMGs6PEJdCA55f-b64UNtCXu2DnlITpiI_H34A59yfCr-qOKSI2f2idUsQhdk88tWvkvNZ1/s320/Lake+House.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /><div>The Lucky Deck is located in the Blueberry Capital of the World - South Haven, Michigan</div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06139533904381617427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044596478601162079.post-91242335789067897832011-12-19T07:07:00.000-08:002011-12-19T07:07:26.181-08:00Wavy day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7hloNH50LXXhx78S4crVoSl2O8f1wDayttPobGyczw2KZOsn751FiRB8RQ3y0b0umQbbLL2bn4JY2Jqjc92gUrRD82lnJi77D1FVJDtFHBIclJrqmzPElHix2cjP1xoN9W4UpUPhiJOw/s1600/fall+2011+iph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7hloNH50LXXhx78S4crVoSl2O8f1wDayttPobGyczw2KZOsn751FiRB8RQ3y0b0umQbbLL2bn4JY2Jqjc92gUrRD82lnJi77D1FVJDtFHBIclJrqmzPElHix2cjP1xoN9W4UpUPhiJOw/s320/fall+2011+iph.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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