Summertime at the Refuge
Thursday, June 1st, 2006Well, not really. But we sure had some great warm weather early in May and that meant PROGRESS. Now (1 June) we’ve got the rain we should have had in late April & early May. We are now up to the third storey on the main lodge, with all but one piece of the south gable framework in place. Next come the dormers and then the connecting roof - and we’re getting excited! We had a celebration of sorts on Saturday last, when our volunteer workers were treated to a tea in our “formal” dining room, featuring an array of cakes,tarts, tortes and cream puffs plus the traditional banana punch - Robbie’s way of saying “thanks” for all the hard work. We were happy to have the third floor over our heads since it began to rain again right at that moment, having held off all day during the work party. So, again thanks to all who came out to help.
If you are planning to visit us and want to stay overnite, Duckabush House is filling up fast. Our weekends are almost all booked to Labor Day, but we do have some space available (especially for volunteer workers) during the week. All we ask is for as much advance notice as possible, since the cleaning & cooking staff at the moment is US.
Well, that’s it for this week. We’ll try to keep you up to date on our progress. And - this is not an afterthought - we need your prayers. Yes, we deeply appreciate your gifts, but the enabling power to move forward is in your (and our) prayers.
Robbie & Jim