You are the center of your universe. You are not the center of the universe. You are also entitled to all the rights, honors and privileges pertaining to that position.
Time is moving swiftly again. We are planning the next trip up North and a million other things.
There are lots and lots of movies filmed in Georgia these days. Look at what's on the abridged list in Gwinnett county. https://www.gwinnettfilm.com/filmed-in-gwinnett
We had part of a movie filmed right here in my neighborhood awhile back (2 years ago). The movie debuted on Netflix yesterday (Senior Year). Probabaly not going to be an iconic cult following classic, but it was a major production. I was amazed of the amount of equipment they brought in. The climax scene (the lake house) was shot at my neighbor's. Its fun to see what the final production makes of the scenes, people, footage, etc. It is always a surprise. Here are a couple of pics we took today of stuff that is in the movie. Even the bent guard rail (knocked out by a tree) and the tree stump are still the same.
We really enjoy our outside sitting areas at the house in Duluth GA, especially this time of year.
The deck, The gazebo, The dock, The front porch, The picnic bench.
My new driveway on the farm is going in. That will make three driveways/access points.
We are back from Vacation. This time to the farm in NY and back.
The land swap with my neighbor is complete. I now have three entrances to the farm property. I am getting someone to put in the driveway on the most recent aquisition.
It was a lot of driving. I trailered a boat north and another boat south for some new friends. Boat trafficing we call it. We stopped in Washington DC (with a boat on a trailer) to see my Aunt and Sister. It was a good visit.
I bought a 1-piece shower stall for the guest bath in this old brick house. Normally a one piece fiberglass stall of this size is for new construction only --before walls go up. I thought I might be clever in getting a 36 in x 48 in 1-piece bath stall into a bathroom measuring 54 in x 92 in. The window opening (with sashes and trim out is 36 and 1/2 inches wide). Of course it had to be rotated inside for installation. I am not sure if it was cleverness, a challenge, or needless extra effort. I hope the next remodeler enjoys this post.
It made it. Barely. Opening the bathroom doors inside is what made it possible. My neighbor came over to help.
Spring is sprung and the pollen is on.
We had a water main break at the church. It brought back memories of my water main breaking one week after I bought my first house in the early 80s. And it reminded me of the quality job I did installing a water main at my house in Victor NY. I had lots of help from family and friends.
I am spending more attention on drone work. I am licensed, I have a drone. Skills building. I tagged along with a fellow pilot and learned how it is done. A to Z.
It was cold and blustery in Atlanta, at least for half a day or so. It snowed, but no accumulation. The winds got up to 40 mph and temps into the low 20s. Miserable for sure for Atlanta norms. But like in California this "bad" weather keeps people at home and makes it easier to shop and drive.
The remodeling work progressed this weekend. Guest bath toilet moved and installed. Floor is prepared for tile and the plumbing and electrics are mocked up almost ready for completion. The one piece figerglass shower stall is still not due here for a couple more weeks. It will barely fit in the house. The window sashes will need to be removed and in it goes through the window opening. No way would it fit through the doors and halls. The characteristic of this kind of work is that it is semi-permanent. Good and bad comes with long lasting changes. It is something to rely on, but also something you have to live with.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine hit pretty hard here at home. The first few days I really couldn't talk about it. Some folks called us and asked our opinions about the situation. Of course we heard that it was coming. It has been coming for the last 8 years or so. And with Crimea now having cars with Russian license plates, really validated the possibilities. The campaign for the New Russian Empire wont be easily quelled.
Angie has family, money and property in Russia. Luckily we dont have any of these in Ukraine. There was some scurring around to get money moved into safe(r) banks.
As with all war, the folks that pay are the refugees. Yes, the combatants take the brunt physically and emotionally. But the families of the combatants, the displaced and the dispora have their lives significantly changed-- generally forever.
To us this is clearly Putin's last seige. How long and where it ultimately goes will only be determined by how long he lives.
I really find it distasteful in taking sides. "Support Ukraine" and the like only breeds what we all together don't want-- instability (which fosters a poor global investment environment) and the horrors of war on ALL affected. It is not a football game.
I had some fun over the long weekend. We put in a sidewalk at Church for the new thrift shop. It went exactly as I envisioned. It started raining and we had to do the finish trowelling under plastic sheeting. So I dont have a good pic of the finished work yet. Only work in process.
