11-7-2016 On Saturday we took our load of carpet pad and sheet rock to the landfill, but it was closed. We were so disappointed as it would have been so cleansing to get rid of it! Our job first thing this morning was to head back to the landfill and empty it so that we […]
It’s time to roll up the carpet in cabin #5!
November 22, 2016 by
11-6-16 It’s time to roll up the living room carpet in cabin #5. Now we remember why we put the carpeting in years ago! There was some rot in the floor that Bob fixed and then of course we had to cover it up! The ceiling tile have been removed (that was a dusty job) […]
November 3 – the cabin destruction continues
November 22, 2016 by
All of the carpeting has been taken out of the cabin bedrooms and look at the linoleum we found in the master bedroom. One of the most fun challenges is to see how large a piece of sheet rock you can remove! Destroying walls can be fun too!
Locating the water line at cabin #5
November 21, 2016 by
One of the most important things we needed to do on Wednesday was to locate the water line. Right now the electrical lines are attached to a 4×4 on the cabin. We need to move them while we take the roof off and build the walls. We’re getting a pole from Kandi Power Co-op and […]
6 tools – it’s time to destroy!
November 20, 2016 by
We gathered some tools (always at least 6 for an official project) and started the actual cabin demolition on November 1st. We started by taking off all of the window trim and floor moldings so we could remove the carpeting. Bob took out the bathroom vanity and found that we had actually wallpapered this bathroom […]
The destruction of cabin #5
November 19, 2016 by
For quite awhile we have been planning a re-build of cabin #5. Our carpenter Keith called in mid October and said he would be here in 2 weeks so it looks like this will be the year! We are excited. There is much to do before he gets here. We started taking everything out of […]
A trip to Fergus Falls for new dock pallets
May 14, 2016 by
Some of the wooden pallets on our docks need to be replace so today we were off to Fergus Falls, MN to Productive Alternatives to bring them a dock pallet as a pattern and see if they can make them for us. Tony gave us a tour of the facility. The first thing he showed […]
Dickerson’s Donuts for the Willmar Cancer Center
May 14, 2016 by
Today we made donuts for the staff at the Willmar Cancer Center and the Lab. Our friend Dwight who has cancer wanted to treat them for taking such good care of him. When I was making the donuts, I looked out the window and saw what appeared to be a “white alligator” floating in Lake […]
Dickerson Donuts for a good cause
April 7, 2016 by
During the resort off season we like to be involved with things going on in the community. March is Minnesota Food Share month. The Willmar Area Food Shelf in conjunction with the local radio stations had an “I CAN” challenge. I can make donuts for anyone who contributes to the Willmar Area Food Shelf. The […]
The ice, the snow, the geese.
April 6, 2016 by
Today is March 18th and the ice is still here on the east side of Lake Florida. Now it has been insulated by a couple of inches of snow!These poor geese must be wondering why they came back to the lake so early! We weren’t hoping for snow, but it sure does make everything clean […]
