Saturday 1 August 2009

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Awake: 6:30am Temp 63 sleep 6+17 fog, then mostly sunny overnight @ Nicktown.

K & I skipped the Koffee Klub this morning & motored to Indiana, PA for
grocery shopping @ Wal-Mart & Martin's. Then upon request, we arrived @
the Foote Castle @ 10:30am ready to join the demolition crew of (2),
Kevin &Matthew.

Today's target: the dilapidated green house. The windows & the
door were removed last week, & the roof sections were grounded just before
our arrival. What is left is all 2x4's, which are loaded with screws &
nails. However, the base of this structure is 4x4's & those could be used
for other purposes.

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My assignment: remove the screws using a power drill. Matthew's job: using
a magnetic wand, pick up nails & screws & put them in a container.
Kevin's job: supervisor; but this supervisor does many odd jobs on the
side & certainly does not goof off.

This greenhouse must have been a homemade project; steel bracing was
throughout the roof structure &, I can't emphasize enough, loaded with
screws.

About 2:00pm, we broke for lunch; Kathy & I had a tuna & noodle meal
which was very good & the rest of the family ate other food. After lunch,
Kathy, Andrew, Melissa & Nathan all did what they could to help.

Melissa did a marvelous job of organizing work for the boys without
slowing down our work-in-progress. I for one was impressed. We stayed as
long as we could; the 4x4 base was taken apart & only a few screws needed
removal.

Both Kevin, the supervisor, & Melissa, the youth organizer, thanked us for
helping & we thanked them for the dinner meal. We said our goodbyes to the
boys & headed back to Nicktown.

After hot showers, K & I attended the 6:00pm vigil Mass &, shortly
after, visited Maria & her husband Bob. Dozens of other people we didn't
know, or hadn't seen for years, were gathered mostly in the back yard for this
delightful wine & food gathering.

Some of the back yard group were playing bean bag horse shoes or swinging
on swings, some were sitting in a semi-circle & socializing,while some
were in the house having a bite to eat. We had no idea this gathering
would be so large & well organized. After a little wine (homemade by Bob)
& quite good, we kibitzed with a few people we did know in the
semi-circle.

Later, Maria invited us for a tour of their home; (3) stories & well
planned, well built & on a nice piece of property. Back in the kitchen, we
couldn't help but sample some of the goodies spread about the table &
elsewhere.

After being away from Nicktown...basically for (40+) yrs, I am beginning to
recognize some of the young guys & gals who are now grown up & have
families of their own. We were both extremely delighted to have been
invited to this gathering.

Lights out: 12:05am.

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