5-7-21: Adam & Bulo arrived to open the house.
5-8-21: HAILED.
5-9-21: SNOWED!
5-11-21: Replaced both faucets in main bathroom. Had to repair a pipe in the wall that broke when i was removing the old faucet. Installed new cabinet above washer/dryer.
5-27-21: new shelves, new cabinet, new faucets, lawn mowed, truck packed — end of a long stay and mostly beautiful weather! Did some path work and split some firewood, installed 4 new screens so all the windows have screens now. House is cleaned and ready for guests.
– Adam & Bulo
PS: Spent a weekend down in Philly visiting parents and friends — hot!
Fri 5/28/21: —Yes! It’s clear — the sixth time’s the charm —
– Left DC and the Cicada Swarm, for beautiful Shunk which was . . . almost warm
– Swung by Hershey Park, to obtain some chocolate, dark.
Sat 5/29/21: – High of 43° du to La Niña, still better than the singing cicada.
Sun 5/30/21:
Mon 5/31/21: Coldest Memorial Day in decades,
still sweetly serene, sipping our lemonades.
Drove here thru the fog, wind, and rain,
under cover of cloud and mountainous terrain,
with a Celestial wounded knee,
regailed w/ pancakes, so buttery!
Adventurers to Ivy Island to build a shed,
& expanded the deck, with trees long dead!
Games of Risk, Uno, and Catan,
and an afternoon of more than one relaxing yawn,
Remembering and cherishing the light of our veterans – as the breaking dawn.
5/31/2021: My first time in Shunk, post-Covid! Ate indoors at a restaurant for first time on Friday in a year. Great weekend – – read the book of Jonah to Steven and we discussed it. Great times with Steven and the Bates Family. – Jason
6/22/21: – The arrival of Rhonda, quite the Odyssey, variety of Honda
6/23/21: Despite weather somewhat brisk, we enjoyed Catan, Scrabble & Risk
6/24/21: Had a great day on the lake and at the County Fair
6/25/21: On our sweet 7th visit to Shunk next to Sullivan County, at precisely 7:07 am EST, Dragon the Halfling, seventh son of the seventh son, solemnly summoned serpentine spells whose accompanying pyro-techniques sent spectacular, sequestered spider skeletons sullenly and slowly sinking southward in the sky!
– Found a snake skin, 18 inches long, at the head of the dock.
– Kids completed K, 5th, 8th, 10th grades! So proud of them.
– Happy 55th bday, Jason!
– Super excited for my final interview w/ facebook!
6/26/2021: Great weather! Up here for a five day visit with the Bates family. Steven is off to camp for eight weeks this summer! Of note this visit: quickest BLP LLC oard Meeting ever!
Jason
7/6/21: Here for a short stay with Daniel – from Arizona, Thomas & friend Jacqueline from Nashville, TN, and Adam. Welcomed the “4th” at Lake House I on Sunday. Perfect weather! Now, back to Foulkeways & MD’s appt.
Joanne — Gramma, Mommy, Mother.
7/6/21: Age 95, back after skipping last summer. A joy to be here once again. Great birthday party for Thaddeus, good lunches in Shunk. And who should drop in but Daniel, Thomas, Jacqueline, and Adam!
Ken / Daddy / Pop
7-7-21: Too short of a visit. Arrived late Monday after work, leaving Wednesday to be back at work tomorrow. Mowed, tractored, chainsawed, visited.
– Adam & Bulo
7-8-21: Too short, but a full three day trip. Jacqueline’s first time at the lake so we had to do all the classics. Canoed, sailed, swam, big tree, tree house, bon-fire, fireworks, puzzle, board games, lasagna, corn, the works! Got in late Sunday and caught G & P, Daniel and Bug for a few days, leaving Thurs. morn, Jac loved it! She’ll be back for sure.
– Thomas, Jacqueline, Maggie, Elliott
7-28-21: An unexpected few days off allowed me to come down briefly. replaced the broken window and did some clean up work. Bulo left muddy paw prints down the hall just before we left.
Adam & Bulo
Aug 18 ’21: Enjoyed reacquainting w/ Nina, Isaiah & Paul, meeting Casey & crew & indulging in my favorite lakehouse passtimes – hiking around the lake, swimming, kayaking & rediscovering the phantom treehouse! Henny
Aug 25 ’21: Had a ton of fun with Olivia, Max, Benny, Casey, and Thy! Played way too many board games and enjoyed canoeing on the lake. My favorite was late night talks laying on the deck looking at the stars. We even saw a shooting star! Sad to leave, but happy I came. – Jacob
8/25/21: BOARD GAME RETREAT!!! This experience was amazing to share with everyone, I’d like to thank Casey for inviting me here. Me and Thy are the same person and we met in person a week ago. – Benny Putnam
8/26/21: I had way more fun than I thought I would have, but I’m not surprised in the slightest! It was amazing spending these few days with Casey, Jacob, Thy, and Benny and I’ll never forget them!! – Max
8/28/21: This really was a board game retreat for the group. It was nice seeing everyone again after everything that happened. I made lots of great memories last year & this year as well. here’s to even more memories on campus! – Thy
8/28/21: Amazing Shunk stint as always. Awesome that I was able to share it with so many of my college friends. So many board games, Hikes and nights of stargazing. Shunk never disappoints, & I’ll see you again next year, old friend.
Some out of Context Quotes:
“That’s the moon, Olivia”
“Jacob has hedge cutters in the back”
“I love Zoe”
“Thy can’t die first!”
* Jacob in the drink aisle *
Anyway, amazing time! as always
PS. apologies for the leftover trash bag. left too early to take it out
– Casey
Labor Day Applied to YC w/ Homemaide, last time!
9/3: Fri – The Arrival (11pm EST) Celeste drove the entire trip! (from DC)
9/4: Sat – Peach & Plum crepes w/ peppered Duck eggs
9/5: Sun – keylime coconut zucchini bread
– watermelon non-raft adventures
Almost flipped but made it across the lake. Did about a million circles in the watermelon float. Run-away-Kayak, I think they found it? The kids found squirt guns. not the best when stranded in the lake to get splashed when you tried to go into the dock.
2 salamanders
Taboo — boys beat the girls!
9/6: Monday – Power out after Celly & I capsized the sailboat! Garlic cheddar Mexican Monday taco’s for dinner! Chocolate Zucchini bread
Went on to the watermelon raft to the tiny bridge.
9/7: Zucchini Lime coconut pancakes & 2nd pwer outage – The Departure
9/7: A very long Labor Day Weekend since school is out today. Lots of games and I met the new owners of my cabin on Rabbit Lane. Very nice folks!
Thanks to Adam and everyone who keep the house and land in good shape.
Steven says it’s been three years since he and his friend Fitz started July Island across the lake.
— Jason
10/17/21: Great to be back and sad to be leaving. beautiful weather & beautiful fall foliage. Thank you Adam and hope to be back again soon. DON
10-30-21: Spent a couple of weeks here enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. heavy rains for the last couple days. I did some general maintenance work, split some wood, and Bulo and i took lots of hikes. House is closed until spring.
– Adam & Bulo