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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 4 Jun 2012 12:49pm Reply
 
 Mowing all done
 Finished painting
 Finished framing  around bottom
 
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:21pm Reply
 
 Mowed Grass
 Never ending job LOL
 
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:26pm Reply
 
 Phobes wanting to build nest on window
 So I made a phobe bird box hope it works
 
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:31pm Reply
 
 Elm tree in front of cabin dying
 Had to trim some limbs off it before they fall on road
 At least I will have some firewood
 
 
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| OwenChristensen Member
 | # Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:30pm Reply
 
 Wow, ya did a great job.
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:56pm Reply
 
 Thanks owen
 
 
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| trollbridge Member
 | # Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:00pm Reply
 
 Looks great! Wanna come mow for us???
  
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:14pm Reply
 
 Trollbridge : I would if I could
  I really should not complain about mowin and b grateful for what I have
 But sometimes it just seems like a never ending job
 And talkin about it on this forum alwAys helps
 There's a lot of good people to share r experiences with
 
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 5 Jul 2012 12:27am Reply
 
 Went to cabin on tuesday , what a day i had.
 My plans was to put up treated plywood sheating around bottom of cabin. But there was tree limbs everywhere from storm that came through, Blowed the tops out of pine trees beside cabin thank goodness they went into field and not on top of cabin.
 So we started cleaning up tree limbs and I lost my glasses.
 After chain sawing and piling up limbs in upper 90 degree temps had to take a break before starting on sheating, We got half sheating up and another storm was coming so we put everything away to go home.
 On the way out to main road I got a flat tire and had to change it in middle of a thunderstorm. I sure hope that is all my bad luck for a while
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| trollbridge Member
 | # Posted: 5 Jul 2012 11:11am Reply
 
 Oh boy...days like that just make you want to throw your arms up in the air and ask "why me Lord?" don't they??? Just gotta muddle through...you'll be able to laugh it off after the fact!!!
  
 
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| Bevis Member
 | # Posted: 5 Jul 2012 12:21pm Reply
 
 Place looks good.  Troll I'll come mow your place...I need a getaway anyways.
  
 
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| trollbridge Member
 | # Posted: 5 Jul 2012 12:43pm Reply
 
 It's a deal bevis...when ya gonna get here?!
 
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 6 Jul 2012 12:30pm Reply
 
 Thanks bevis!
 Trollbridge :  looks like I found ya someone to mow your grass   Lol
 Now If I could find someone to mow mine Lol
 
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 3 Aug 2012 06:21pm Reply
 
 Was down to cabin last sunday 7/29/12
 Mowed grass and finished sheeting around bottom of cabin
 Hoping to get it painted on next trip going to paint it green then
 put cream painted lattice over it and then get started on porch.
 
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 22 Aug 2012 09:15pm Reply
 
 Got bottom of cabin primered.
 
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 22 Aug 2012 09:20pm Reply
 
 Got all the grass mowed , and weed eatin done
 Had my grand daughter with us today.. Future Mower
  
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 22 Aug 2012 09:22pm Reply
 
 Painter Helpers...
  
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 22 Aug 2012 09:24pm Reply
 
 Put up bird feeder that I made from some scrap pvc pipe.
 
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 5 Sep 2012 10:38pm Reply
 
 Went down to cabin today and did some more painting
 Put up lattice around bottom
 Layed out porch and dug holes for posts
 It was pretty cool this morning around 68 but it got up to 89
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 22 Sep 2012 08:00pm Reply
 
 Down to cabin today and Mowed grass hopefully for last time this season.
 Put up posts for porch hope to get porch done soon..
 Slow going workin alone.
 
 
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| rayyy Member
 | # Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:30am Reply
 
 I'd be glad to lend you Boogie and Smokey for all that lawn care,Shotgun.Theyed help you out in a heart beat!Cabins looking great!You made awesome progress on it.
 
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:56pm Reply
 
 Hopefully my lawn care is over this year rayyy.Leaves should b my only lawn care now , suppose to get down to 37 tonight.
 Thanks for the offer though.
 Cant wait to get porch & steps on getting tired of using ladder to get to door... LOL
 
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 17 Oct 2012 07:47pm Reply
 
 Beautiful day at the cabin
 Framed in some of porch
 Mowed grass around cabin but it was mostly leaves   LOL
 Ladybugs were terrible , Swarming everywhere.
 Cold in morning when i got there but it got up to 79 degrees.
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| trollbridge Member
 | # Posted: 18 Oct 2012 09:47am Reply
 
 Sounds like a beautiful day-minus the Asian Beetles! They are so annoying
  
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 18 Oct 2012 08:17pm Reply
 
 Who would think a ladybug could be so annoying...
  They can get into every nook and cranny its so hard to keep them out of the cabin.. and I thought I had everything sealed solid.
 I hate to see the cold come but at least it will get rid of them.
 Do you get a lot of them in wisconsin trollbridge?
 
 
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| trollbridge Member
 | # Posted: 19 Oct 2012 10:29pm Reply
 
 Yes! They arrive literally by the swarm full on sunny warm days in late September. I've heard that when the farmers harvest the soybeans it kicks them up and you are absolutely right-they get into every nook and cranny! They are not as far north as our cabin luckily-at least not yet, but definitely here at home. I guess they were introduced in the south to take care of some other pest in the fields. They pinch too! And then when you swat them they stink so it takes self control...ya have to learn the fine art of "flicking"! LOL! And just to clarify, these are not the cute little pink or red ladybugs that we all like to have around.  They are orange and have a thicker shell. I asked my daughter the other day if she has noticed that some are turning more of a reddish orange-I think they are mating with the regular old "American" ladybugs! She laughed and said I must have too much time on my hands! lol...maybe that's true, but I have made that observation ,so time will tell!!!!
  
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:52pm Reply
 
 I have heard that they were introduced in the 80s to help kill a mite that was killing honeybee colonies
 I dont know how true it is
 I think I will take my shop vac and try to vacuum all of them up on my next trip.
 I have not payed much attention to the shade of orange but i will give them a better look next time I think # of spots on them have something to do with what type of ladybug they are also.
 
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:50pm Reply
 
 Beautiful day at the cabin!
 It got up to 70 today from a low of 37 in the morning
 Put steps on and layed down decking
 Progress is slow but a little progress is better than none at all
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 19 Nov 2012 08:30pm Reply
 
 Cant wait to get back to work on cabin porch
 would like to get some more done before the snow comes
  
 
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| shotgun Member
 | # Posted: 3 Dec 2012 09:58pm Reply
 
 December 3rd and 70 degrees!! Unbelieveable
 Sure made it a nice day to go to cabin. Did rain off and on though
 Took grandson with us today, he loved it.
 Got a couple of walls framed in on porch and cleaned up some brush
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