Tag: Leelanau

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…finishing North

In January 2024 we had the opportunity to acquire the opposite side of the duplex, that in 2018, we purchased the north side. We decided to combine the units, move to Leelanau, and make North into our primary residence.

In January we began the renovation of the south side. We renovated the north side in 2018. The building was constructed in the late 1960’s. Both sides were built identical. The lower levels were bedrooms/baths. The upper levels… great rooms/kitchens/bathrooms.

Our goal was to make the upper level our living quarters and the lower, our offices/studios/guest quarters.
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The two areas circled in red at the bottom of this drawing is where 4′ openings will be constructed, connecting both sides together. If you would like to see the other side after its 2018 renovation…Go to the menu on this site… click Sherry/Forever Space Cowgirl/Fixing North.

ABOVE: original great room dimensions 20’x30’…south wall
BELOW: great room now. Primary bedroom on right/walk-in closet/library

ABOVE: left door, bathroom/right door, hall to stairs and kitchen.
BELOW: left door, to new primary bath…right, walkway to kitchen and stairway to lower level

ABOVE: original kitchen
BELOW: this area will include the primary bath and laundry room

Tuesday, we have the rough plumbing inspection. By the end of the week, the framing should be completed. This side was heated by electric baseboard. We begin the install of a natural gas heating system mid week.

Stay tuned… more fun to come.
03 08 2025

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…silent silo…

…silent silo…09.23.19Silently this monument of the past has stood tall, as the acres of earth surrounding her evolved.  She is a mammoth structure. I find it hard to envision the jest of this endeavor during the early 20th century as I imagine men being hoisted to the top of her body as they put the dome into place to protect their future bounty.
I also imagine the stories that she could tell as she observed the rise and fall of the beautiful, graceful development not far from her view that altered her farmed fields forever into a winter wonderland for so many to enjoy.
In many ways her view has travelled full circle.  As the trucks begin to appear and remove the rubble that once stood as a prolific noble anchor to a community….the land will return to its former simple beauty…if even, for a short period of time.
Leelanau 09.23.19

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gator in the park … click to enlarge

Gater in the Park 2018

.…gator in the park … Officially, this is called Pyramid Point. I beg to differ…  I see a gator in the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore Park.

…gator in the park
Pyramid Point N.A. 

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winter forest … click to enlarge

…winter forest It was a wet December day.  The snow was hanging on the trees as the wind glued its moist falling particles to anything that would hold them.  The sky had cast a blue surreal fog.  Leaving my car…I was met with a cold daunting winter embrace.

…winter forest
Great Lakes Region NA

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Seeing what cannot be seen… click to enlarge

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 …seeing what cannot be seen… Out in the forefront beyond the snow covered dunes is Lake Michigan… This was a beautiful day hiking Sleep Bear Point trail.  We saw our first snowy owl.