by Alan Stankevitz | Oct 28, 1999
First I would like to thank all of you who sent messages wishing and praying for Jo’s speedy recovery. I guess they have helped. Jo is doing fine and this week I was able to head up north for a few days to make sure everything was fine and finish boarding up the...
by Alan Stankevitz | Oct 3, 1999
The trees started to turn this week with the maples producing the best color. The season’s peak will probably be next week the way it looks. The week was rather cool with nights in the upper 30’s and days in the 60’s. It was quite a pleasant week...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 25, 1999
It really does roll down hill This week’s news was highlighted by the installation of the septic and cistern systems. When we first bought our land, it was contingent upon passing a perc test for a standard septic system. If you are in the market for buying...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 19, 1999
I’ve Got to Vent! One of the energy saving features of the house is the ventilation system that will be used during the summer months. Yes, there will be days that we will need air conditioning, but by having a system in place to draw in the cool country evening...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 12, 1999
Oh Deer! This last week was shortened by one day due to the Labor Day Weekend. I arrived on Tuesday to a much cooler weather regime. It’s amazing how summer just abruptly ended and now fall like weather has taken hold. With the days rapidly becoming shorter, I...