After the Firehouse

Never content to rest a bit, my dear spouse is moving on to her new endeavour, a consignment store. This is her dream and has been for many years. She likes old things. Perhaps that's why she married me. In any event, she has started the process of building a business which is aimed at helping community groups gain some funding by sharing in the activities of the store. If you happen to travel to Lunenburg or, better yet, live here, visit 181 Lincoln Street.

                   The owner, Scott Sherman, has been most gracious in making the space available and lending his moral support to the project.

Most folks would agree the space is a fascinating, long one, but it will do nicely to meet the needs of various groups, bring some fun into daily activity, and help get people in the area items they need so that re-cycling and re-use can be practiced almost effortlessly.

The Floral Cottage - June 2012

Don't you just love husbands who are also artistic?  Well, whether or not you do, I value you mine - especially when he is taking such gorgeous pictures of my garden. It is warm and sunny during the day, but the fog rolls in at night, so there is lots of moisture to keep the plants happy.

Pompier Ladder - 31 May 2012

What a beautiful job Joel did of making the fixtures to hold the pompier ladder.  It looks great and it is secured to the wall by the hooks, as well as by leather straps.  Beautiful and functional.  Well done!

Post Construction Follow Up - 29 May 2012

Sash lifts are done and so are the sash locks. A whole lot of caulking got done today even though it had turned much cooler. At least the rain held off. The broken window was repaired and so were some divets in the wood floor.  Knobs were finished on all the storm window vents. The automatic door closer on the door to upstairs, the weatherstripping and the sweep on its bottom are all complete. The chain bolts in the main doors also got added today.

Post Construction Updating - 28 May 2012

The Firehouse blog is back. We thought we wouldn't have any more construction info, but had forgotten that our wonderful team of heritage carpenters had promised to come back and tweak any issues after we had had a chance to live with the building for a while.  These tweaks are minor.  Sash lifts, sash locks, a door sweep and closer and some outdoor caulking now that the weather is warm.

So today we had the pleasure of having Colin and Brad back and they brought along Mark and Joel for support.  Lots gets done when there are four people working.  It was hard to keep up.

Gardens - May 2012

It has seemed so strange not to be posting about the activity going on with the Firehouse.  The last two weeks have been for settling in to the Firehouse and, for Will at least, working on the firetrucks. For me, I have been enjoying time in the garden.

The clover that Pamela and the crew from Heritage Landscaping planted has sprouted and now when I look out at the yard, it actually looks green. Not fully, but getting there.  The long weekend has been especially nice, with wonderful sunny and warm weather. Great for gardening.

Open House - 5 May 2012

With all the trucks and memorabilia polished, and everyone spiffed up to meet the guests, we had an open house at the Firehouse today.

We're not sure if everyone signed the guest book or not, although we asked them to, but the signatures indicated that we had about 100 people. The weather stayed nice, mostly cloudy, and the temperature was okay, so that was good.  We cut the ribbon and made it official.  We offered up refreshments and nibblies and a cake for all to enjoy.

 We are so pleased that we were able to have family here with us. Andrew moved wood, polished brass, and lugged all kinds of stuff around before spending time with the kids watching them through his eyelids. Kate helped with cake, and hosting and everyone who met her instantly fell in love with her. Eben took great photos throughout, while Amon was the tour guide to the Firehouse. Linnaea graciously greeted people and chatted with lots of people. Even Liam, who was not feeling well at all, still made the effort to meet people and show them a good time. What wonderful and special people they each are. We loved being able to share this special day with them and to have the house full of the laughter and fun.

 


The number of friends, neighbours and acquaintances who attended was really great to see.  All in all it was a great day.There were even a couple of people who were just driving or walking by and who decided to drop in and visit.

By the way - none of the people pictured above were drop bys - they were all invited!

Having a special birthday celebrated with a special event made it much more enjoyable.  We had agreed that no one needed to know about the birthday, and for the most part I kept it quiet.  But now that its over, I don't need to be silent. Happy Birthday, love of my life, what a great party for a wonderful man!