June 2017

Boy, our roofers are hard working early birds! Arriving at our cottage a few minutes after 7am and jumping into tearing and peeling old roofing off instantly. Part of our roof just needed all the layers of shingles removed. But the back yard side of our roof was in such terrible shape they had to…

Oh how we wish… Our AC/Heating person has reverted to his previous state of not showing up to finish the little bit of work remaining on our AC/heating systems. We knew last week, for a couple of days, he had a family emergency, but he said he was coming yesterday. No word! No show! Oh,…

To start… Scott and I needed to go to our bank today in the lower part of New York State… to a teeny town called Highland Falls, New York. It is located between fifty and sixty miles north of New York City. After we left the freeway, we went through several small towns that became…

Our roof installation and Mother Nature are in disagreement as to who should prevail. Rain, precipitation, raindrops, wet weather; drizzle, showers, rainstorms, cloudbursts, torrents, downpours, deluges, storms, and thunderstorms have prevailed day after day after day… Bringing Jeremiah to a standstill. But, on a favorable note… our plants are delighted… as are we for our plants……

My precious Scotty watches out for me wonderfully, so yesterday when I went splat… face down on the ground we were both shaken up. We were checking how our plants were doing and I went to remind our hawthorn how thrilled we are it is doing so well in our yard. Problem is, I did…

Rain yesterday prevented any new roof from being installed. But our AirKrete insulation materials from The Climate Chief arrived. We are thrilled they are so environmentally friendly. Six men spent all day putting up the preliminary insulation shields for the AirKrete to be blown into. Soon we will have a cooler for the summer and during the…

Today we want to update you on some of the goings on at Tranquility Cottage… First… Our Wisteria is Blooming! Second… Gloversville Sewing Center called us and told us that though our Bernina weighed a whopping thirty-five pounds, we did not need the Powerlift and special oversized acrylic cover… That the standard lift and opening cover that…

Oh sigh… The needed basement repairs have thrown a wrinkle in our timeline and have required us to once again alter our plans. Completion dates for everything have definitely been shifted around. Meaning our much needed draperies might not be ready for the approaching winter. And not having luxuriously thick draperies to pull shut over…

Sunday, we had another road trip. But, this time we took the puppies. We knew it was supposed to reach ninety and though we now have air conditioning on our third floor, we still do not have insulation in place. With the air conditioning it is not reaching the boiling point, but still quite uncomfortable.…