Small Town USA
We’ve spent this last week in April’s home town of Marathon, New York. Small town USA. No Internet, no cell phone reception and…….no electricity or running water (just kidding). Here are a few pics of April’s home that her parents built (still building):
Where April grew up: Marathon, New York
Since we’ve been away from our home in Tucson for so long, missing those home improvement projects, we decided to embark upon one of the many unfinished projects of April’s parents home. As I mentioned, April’s parents built this place with their bare hands. A huge undertaking over the past 25+ years! About 15 years ago, April’s parents salvaged this hardwood floor from a gymnasium in Binghamton, New York. It has remained unfinished since…until yesterday:
Original gymnasium floor
First pass with the sander
Final pass with the sander
Finished floor
In between the floor project, gardening, walks and runs in the woods, and plenty of Mom’s good home cooking, we filled our days with lots of hugs and kisses from our little nieces, Carley (3) and Lillian (2).
Carley and Lillian
Sorry for the short entry. We are in a rush, trying to make the best use of our Internet time here in an Ithaca coffee shop. We are just finishing up our last to-dos before we catch our flight tomorrow. The BIG flight(s). Stay tuned for our next post – from the southern hemisphere…
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