Weekend Project

Over this past weekend, Steve took a break from the familiar tasks of priming and painting the plaster and lath and focused on a project that has been in the works (and in our garage in the place where a car might otherwise go) for over a year.  The project has been refinishing a dresser that once resided at the family camp in Old Forge.   This project has also invited us to stroll down memory lane.

In the picture above, Steve’s mom and grandmother are enjoying a sunny summer day at the camp. It was Steve’s grandmother and grandfather that purchased the camp in the 1960’s. I’m sure that they knew that they were going to enjoy spending time up there, but we cannot imagine that they could have known how much fun, relaxation and peace their retirement investment would bring to their grandchildren and great grandchildren over the subsequent 40 years.

Above Nathan is enjoying a smore (or could that be just the chocolate part?) on one of the many occasions that we enjoyed the camp as a family.

 

Above, Sean and Nathan (4 and 2 at the time) are getting ready to head out in the canoe after creating some great sandcastles.   

Above, Sean concentrates on fishing.  Below, Mom holds Joann, and stands next to Sue, Pam and Bob in front of the kitchen door on a winter visit to Old Forge in the late 1960s.  Stephen was still just a twinkle in her eye.

 

When the time came to part with the camp in 2006, we had the opportunity to bring home a few memories. One of which was the dresser. For those that had stayed at the camp, you may not recognize it right away without the mirror hanging behind it. It was the dresser that was in “Mom and Dad’s” room.  

  

Now the dresser restoration is finally complete and it has become a part of our room.  It is guaranteed to bring back many fond memories of a wonderful place.  As we pull open the drawers, we will remember the hands of those that have pulled open the drawers before us and touched our lives over our lifetime and beyond.