Burnin' down the house
 

Hey Sherry! It's good to h
 

Hey Sherry! It's good to have you back.

I am glad to hear that the kids are doing well with it emotionally. Fires can be a real terror to kids. I hope the adults are doing as well. I'll continue to keep you all in my prayers.

Do keep us up to date on the rebuilding process, with pictures if possible. And just keep on keeping on.


God bless,

Lee

Howdy Lee, Thanks for the p
 

Hi, Sherry: It's great
 

Hi, Sherry:

It's great to hear that you're starting to get back to normal (having kids myself, what exactly normal is may be difficult to determine).

As always, our Sherry comes through like a rock.

Good thoughts.

David

Howdy folks, Well, it's
 

Glad to hear things are moving
 

Glad to hear things are moving right along, Sherry. With real progress occurring, I'm sure you're feeling quite relieved and looking forward to getting your lives back to normal.

I'll keep up with the prayers.

BTW, my wife, Mary Catherine, just came home last Friday from a successful hip replacement (left side). She's doing just fine. In fact, after church on Sunday, we went to a matinee performance of Alice in Wonderland at one of our local community theaters (we have three of them in Grants Pass).

Hello Cherry, Good to hear
 

Hello Cherry,

Good to hear work is now in progress. I can image that this gives a relief and vision on when things are normal again. I wish you and your family lot all strength for the time to go.

Cheer Jaap

Hi Sherry Looking at the pict
 

Hi Sherry
Looking at the pictures I now realise the extent of the fire and the impact on you and your kids it must have had.Welcome back to the Forum.
I would love to come to the celebration party ( one never knows !).
All the best with the reconstructions !
Cheers
Djim

Howdy, Thanks for the praye
 

p.s. Also, for those who may
 

p.s. Also, for those who may not "get" the thread/music title connection, there is a song by the group Talking Heads with the same title. Thus the musical connection ;)

ttfn,
Sherry

Hi Sherry, Congratulations
 

Howdy Fred, Thanks for the
 

Hi Sherry, -------- I have
 

Hi Sherry,

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I have some Gorilla glue, will that do?
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That'll work! If not, I'll bring my keyboard and just change the instrument sound to "saxophone".

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Who else can we get in there for a quartet, quintet, .... big band?
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I vote for MG on flute!

Cheers,
Fred

Hi Sherry, Looks like good
 

Hi Sherry,

Looks like good progress to me. I notice one of the masons is smiling, so he must think so too. I'm sure you will feel like a top chef in your new kitchen, especially if you can get someone else to wash pots and pans (which a chef once told me a chef should never do!).

I'd be glad to demonstrate my microwave artistry if you need help with the cooking, but my poor old flute only has about half it's notes and most of those are up where my poor old lip muscles can no longer take it.

Interesting. I switched to State Farm a few weeks ago. I like the idea of having an agent who actually comes on site.

all best,
mgj

Howdy folks, Well, I'll
 

Hi, Sherry: Here's a li
 

Hi, Sherry:

Here's a little known fact: the audience are already on your side! They went to a great deal of effort (and expense) to get to your performance, so they are ready and willing to enjoy it -- and they'll go a long way out of their way to do so.

As long as you enjoy it, they will.

Honest.

David (giving about my 4,000th performance tonight) Jacklin

Hi Sherry Don´t worry !!Just
 

Many blessings be upon your pe
 

Many blessings be upon your performance tonight, Sherry. I just know you'll WOW them.

I'll be looking forward to more pictures of the house rebuilding.


Lee

Hi Sherry What´s the big stor
 

Hi Sherry
What´s the big story of your performance ?It must have been an exciting experience,I reckon.Please do tell us about it.
Djim

Yea, Sherry, tell us about it.
 

Yea, Sherry, tell us about it. I'll bet it was a blast!
Cheers,
Fred

Howdy folks, Well, last nig
 

Howdy, I should mention tha
 

Howdy,

I should mention that for the kitchen/garage wall reconstruction, it's two different colors of mortar because the brown will go with the rest of the outside, but it will "fade in" over time. We decided to go with the lighter gray inside, because it won't be in the light to get faded, and it will be brighter for "inside use". So, the part of the wall that will be in the garage is light gray, the outside part is brown. The boards are the anchor board for the exterior garage wall. The repointed mortar for the porch is also the lighter gray.

ttfn,
Sherry

Hi Sherry, You should be fe
 

Hi Sherry,

You should be feeling good. About a third of those available came to the stage for the concert. That's a very good percentage. If they came only for fireworks, they would have come later. You can also assume that the audience at the stage would have been bigger if you couldn't have been heard where folks were, probably sitting in comfortable chairs or at picnic tables.

It sounds like you had a good time.

The house is looking beautiful. Bet you can't wait.

all best,
mgj

Hi, Sherry: How old is that
 

Hi, Sherry:

How old is that house? If you were in England, I'd say 17th century by the look of the stonework on the lintels. Michigan isn't that old, of course (you're in Michigan, right?) -- about the same period as my area, a few hundred miles away.

You'll have a very interesting kitchen when it's done!

David

Howdy, Re. the concert: we
 

Howdy folks, I realize it&#
 

This is all excellent news, Sh
 

This is all excellent news, Sherry. I am very happy to see your rebuilding moving forward rapidly. I think your house will be just lovely when all is done.


Lee

Hi Sherry, Splendid, splend
 

Hi Sherry,

Splendid, splendid, splendid.

all best,
mgj

Hi Sherry Great news again !
 

Hi Sherry
Great news again ! I hope you will be fine and enjoy ýour new castle
before snow falls and maybe have your celebration party at X-mas.
Keep us updated please.
Regards
Djim

Hi Sherry Speaking of constru
 

Howdy Djim, Thanks for the
 

Hi Sherry Ain´t it improvemen
 

Howdy Djim, Not sure where
 

Hi Sherry "Bleeding staff
 

Howdy, Happy pictures! Hap
 

Hi Sherry Do not worry, the &
 

Hi Sherry
Do not worry, the "purple heart " is shining off your face and the fiver. .Congrats on the steady improvements of the Castle.
Keep the groove
Djim

Looks great, Sherry! Both you
 

Looks great, Sherry! Both you and the house. Glad to see you're getting close to completion.


Lee

Hi Sherry, Surely you are p
 

Hi Sherry,

Surely you are playing a medley which would have words like: I'm as happy as a lark, believe me, because I'll soon go rolling home to My Blue Heaven.

Well it's not blue, but it is charming. That feeling of soon done/only finishing details left, is lovely. Unfortunately, finishing isn't quick work, but you know the final touch is a lot nearer than it was. And you don't have to race against cold weather to do cupboards and baseboards, etc.

Looking good.

all best,
mgj

Howdy, Wow - it's been
 

(part 2) And here a
 

Hi Sherry Thanks for sharing
 

Hi Sherry
Thanks for sharing the great improvements in the rebuilding of your castle.Keep them working on it !!!
I would love to join the party at Saturday December 1, but I afraid that I can´t afford hiring in some roadies to move and install my rig nowadays ;).
BTW, would it be possible to have your adress to send you a a small present I had in mind for the occasion ? Also a delivery adress to your
nearest Post Office would be fine.
Keep the groove
Djim

Howdy Djim, Come on over -
 

Hey, Sherrie, it's great t
 

Hey, Sherrie, it's great to see your house progressing so well. Are you back to living in it at this point?

Your new family additions are really cute. I have recently adopted a Chocolate Lab myself (in training as a real bird hunting dog) whom I have named Jojoe (Full name: Merlin's Jomocha Joe).

Pictures can be found here:

http://www.ashgrovevisualarts.com/gallery/index.php?album=My+New+Puppy


Lee

Howdy Lee, We've been l
 

Hi Sherry, The third pictur
 

Hi Sherry,

The third picture--the current interior--is the one I like. Back in the days of building and remodeling houses, I liked this state of affairs best. It meant all the hard work was done and the few days of finishing up would be like a paid vacation (except for installing baseboard, which I hated). It will be pure joy when the crates in the garage are gone and you have your kitchen back, I would imagine.

all best,
mgj

Hi Sherry, Congratulations on
 

Hi Sherry,
Congratulations on the progress of your ongoing work. Sorry I have not been around much lately. Having a few health issues of my own. Nothing to overly concerned about but being held back from a lot or activity. Dealing with extreme dizziness and loss of balance due to constricted blood vessels. The problem is being worked on and I will be fine in due time. Was some worry about carotid artery blockage but that turned out to be undue concern. Again, congrats and best of luck with construction.
Cheers,
Fred

Sherry, I live Cave Junction i
 

Sherry, I live Cave Junction in a rural valley (the Illinois Valley) in Southwestern Oregon (take a look with GoogleEarth or other map program). Here we have upland game galore, valley and mountain quail, ruffed and blue grouse, pheasant, and even turkey. We also have "A River Runs Through It" type fishing for trout, steelhead, and salmon (but you can't keep the salmon caught here right now).

Just a short drive away, we can hunt chukar and huns (Hungarian partridge) and sage grouse and also find fishing where you CAN KEEP the salmon.

Wherever there is water, there are also opportunities for waterfowl hunting, ducks and geese. A Lab is one of the finest waterdogs there is and they ain't too bad at flushing upland game either. Jojoe has a great retrieving instinct and does quite well in the water for his tender age, as did his mom and pop before him. He is 5th generation chocolate but you may have noticed the spot on his right side, his JoMOCHA spot!

Looking at Bad Axe, MI, via Google Earth, you're seem to be in a pretty nice rural area yourself. I have a good friend that moved from here to the Upper Peninsula a few years ago. Perhaps sometime in the future, I could visit her and stop off at your place too, during hunting season, of course.

I hope you do well with your new pups, and Bill's new hunting gear.


Best,
Lee

Howdy, Lee, my husband will
 

Howdy folks, Well, the last
 

Howdy folks, Here's you
 

Hi Sherry Congratulations on
 

Hi Sherry
Congratulations on this happy event.All is well that ends well ( old chinese saying (: ).
Sorry to say that there is no direct flight to Bad Axe ( quite a place to live in for a bass player !) from Portugal,so I won´t make it in time to arrive at the party.
May the Lord Buddha be with you and your family and give all His blessings to Beanfield Castle.
Regards
Djim