Two Chairs
Don with Two Chairs
We did manage one early morning coffee cruise on the lake. We checked out the Bald Eagle and Loon families and even saw a nice deer on the shore by the Eagle nest.
Mama & Baby Loon
Loon
Doe Deer in Woods
This morning (July 18) I, with Nate's help, applied the first coat of spar varnish to the chairs. They are looking great.. and a little bit like thrones. At 11:00 AM Mary and I headed for Virginia to have lunch with my cousin Eleanor. When we left her house to head to the golf course for lunch she invited me to drive us there in her 1930 Model A Ford Deluxe Sedan. What a blast! I hadn't driven a Model A for years and got right with the program.
Eleanor & Mary at Lunch
Elanor & Mary w Model A
Jack at the Wheel
Jack & Eleanor w Model A
On our way out of Virginia we visited their Veteran's Memorial. The centerpiece of the memorial is an incredible sculpture of an eagle protecting American servicemen. The walls of an adjacent building were painted with the images of actual soldiers from the Virginia area. Others were memorialized below where their names were painted. My cousin Robert Koskela (Eleanor's brother) and Phil Anshus, Eleanor's husband were among these.
Images of Servicemen
Cousin Bob's Memorial
Phil's Memorial
Eagle Sculpture
We arrived back at Twin Lakes to find Chef Nate firing up his super duper Weber grill to make grilled pizza for dinner. I managed to get the first coat of finish on the second side of the chair arms and seats before dinner. Then I took my adult beverage to the lake shore and anticipated the flavors of the impending pizzas. We loaded our own pizza toppings on the dough prepared by Nate and threw them on the grill. They were outstanding.
Chef Nate Preparing to Grill Pizza
Grilling Pizza
Now I am headed to bed in anticipation of thunder showers during the night.
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