by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 14, 2002
The One That Got Away I’m tellin’ ya it was at least four to five feet long! You hear these stories all the time about the fish that got away and I’m here to tell you that my story is similar. It always happens when you least expect it, and to be...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 4, 2002
Things are taking shape at the ol’ homestead this week as the last window frame is put into place in what will be the guest room. We have affectionately called the room “Eileen’s Room”. Eileen is a friend of ours who lives in the Chicago area,...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 22, 2002
MREA’s acronym was changed from Midwest Renewable Energy Association to Muddy Road Eats Automobiles after heavy rains on Friday and Saturday morning. Six inches of rain fell over the period making the grass field parking area into a slippery slope. Some areas...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 9, 2002
Aren’t you done with the house yet? Haven’t you finished the walls yet? When will the house be completed? How long is it going to take? I get those questions every week it seems. I think I will leave everyone in suspense. Regardless of when the house gets...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 1, 2002
Moonfest is over now and things have returned back to normal at Day Creek. Wall number 22 was completed this week, even though I had a late start. Monday was a day to relax a bit. I didn’t get too much done other than getting my supplies for the week. Tuesday I...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 27, 2002
Sandwiched in between the frostbitten winds of spring and deer fly-biting summer comes Moonfest. The trick to Moonfest is to find a weekend that our friends can get together, pick a good-weather weekend and of course, have it during a full moon. Once in a blue moon,...