9th July 2022
We cycled out on the old Saugatuck road to find the house belonging to a friend of Kelli’s that I had never met. Like many of the older residents they spend the winter in Florida, so meeting up time is limited.
After four miles we arrived at large black gates and beyond was an impressive house and an even more impressive motor home standing in front of an impressive barn, all in all the place looked impressive.
Kelli spotted Elaine wandering in the garden, and called out, she finally recognised us and beckoned us in.
There had been some discussion about some work she wanted me to do, but I had no idea what that would be. After introductions she said that she had hired a carpenter, but wanted to show us what she wanted doing.
She opened the door to this forty foot long motor home, it was decked out luxuriously with white leather seating.
The ceiling was covered in hand painted images of sky and clouds.
It appeared that the work she wanted done was to finish the ceiling above the drivers seat and the bathroom. Thank goodness she got someone else, working on ceilings is not my favourite position, and all those complex curves? No thanks.
The house itself was wonderful, overlooking its own large pond, big enough to float a canoe surrounded by tall pine trees.
Throughout the house were paintings that Elaine had done, reminded me that I should have kept my art going like a lot of my school friends have done, but back to doing the furniture.
We got back home and Kelli finished painting the coffee table.
After that it was pool time interrupted by someone wanting to buy the rug that we had, free money, the best.
Another Lifetime to go 