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Notes from the Lake


Yesterday I shared a picture of the sunrise at the lake. On the other end of the specrum, here is one of the last few rays of sun after it has set. Sunrise...sunset.... a campground hosts work is never done. Dusk to dawn! lol


This photo is of the kitchen taps in the trailer. If you look closely you will see the faucet part is not where it should be. I turned on the tap and that part just fell into the sink! Needless to say, a surprising amount of water managed to gush out of that little black hole. I wish someone had been here to play Ethel to my Lucy as I scrambled around looking for a towel! Wahhhh! In fact, I wish my brother David had been here. I am not sure how he would feel about playing Ethel but he could have been Desi! In either case, I am sure the misadventure would have ended in a few gin and tonics if he had been here. Now I will have to make a pilgrimage to the RV store to get another set of taps.

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Judy S. said…
On what lake are you spending the summer? Sounds like fun to me!
May 7, 2009 at 3:54 PM
kerrykatiecakes2 said…
Hi Judy! I am at Lake McGregor near Milo, Alberta. This is my third year spending the summer here.
Hugs,
Kerry
May 7, 2009 at 4:24 PM
Gerry Krueger said…
Just a note to let you know I'm following your adventures at the lake....Years ago I worked for at a fire lookout for 5 summers and loved the isolation... Could easily be a hermit myself.. The nice thing about being snowed in this winter was all the uninterrupted glorious time....
gerry k.
May 8, 2009 at 12:27 PM
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