Can't wait to see wee Emery; a couple more days--just thinking of it brings tears!
Here's the island that Nate was constructing last time I was there...but the countertops have been tiled/grouted by them both and Bailey has painted a cute floral design on the water heater cover built out of leftover boards (by the woodstove)--their outbuildings are full of stuff! Cute idea!
Which reminds me...I said I couldn't wait to visit the dump! Gah-- how bad is that--an ideal vacation for me is rummaging through leftover crap. I am not a typical traveler. "Are there any abandoned shipyards, boats, and junky places?" I ask. Bailey informs me private property is OFF LIMITS!
Did you know a typical Alaska vehicle game is counting blue tarps!? I learned this from Bailey's backyard neighbor relatives. Tee hee. Must be like "The Cow Game" in KS. I guess little Emery will count moose and eagles!
and he won't have far to look when some are camping out on your porch...
This boat is another 'recycle project' made from a cut cardboard box layered with paper mache (grocery sacks and used paper). The little parts are just appliances that have been torn apart--I have a coffee can of little metal and plastic items--and lots of tiny screws. Tires off of old toys are the bumpers, hinge from a ugly jewelry box soaked in bleach to 'rust', computer parts, wires, and a watch inside for the steering wheel, dash area, and a spool + cardboard for the chair. Old painted beads for the net's floats...this was quite fun to make even though all the parts don't really do anything!
