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plumb unfinished

Some work got done. Debris has been removed and hauled away. Pots and Pans are all over the nearby bed(room). Electric kitchen stove should be moved back in place and plugged in again. Owner plans to make a solo trip Monday and Tuesday to try to make sure the work all gets wrapped up (connecting the kitchen sink and the cold and hot water feeds and the kitchen sink drain).

all over the place

Elvis: All over the place. Do anything that you want to do. But uh-uh, honey. Lay off of my shoes. Don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
The cottage kitchen is apart, debris removed and hauled away.
Del was doing the work but now has a massive stroke. Del, Jr., may be coming to the rescue, according to Martha "Cricket."

drip expansion

The "P" trap beneath kitchen sink developed a drip
to replace the plumbing pipes
replace the sink (like kind) in the kichen
replace the "base" cabinet - wall to wall - the kitchen.

a child times three 1943 1971 2007 (and 2011) generations

family vacation in the same place every year? 
Annual rituals bond us together, and give (grand-)children a backdrop to grow against.

Gwynn's Island

Gywnn's Island is a part of Mathews County and is located at the mouth of the Piankatank River where it empties into the Chesapeake Bay.

Gwynn's Island is a popular weekend destination for many in Virginia's inland areas, relatively well accessible to most of I95 corridor and almost immediate access to the Bay.

Gwynn's Island offers some sandy beaches along its eastern border with the Bay.  Southern and western sides border the more protected Milford Haven and Hills Bay and are natural.

Water Depth around Gwynn's Island is shallow near shore (less than 3'), dropping to no more than 20' in most nearby areas including bordering sections of the Chesapeake Bay.

Tin Can Alley dispute 14A in Gloucester-Mathews newspaper

Tin Can Alley is still in dispute. The Gloucester-Mathews newspaper has a front-page article.
There is 45-foot wide public access. As far as "private property" on Gwynn's Island, I believe
any beach front deed specifies "mean high tide" and therefore when the tide is "out"
where the water was is also public, thus the long tradition of
walking to either "end of the Island" either hole in the wall or Cherry Point.
I have done that many times beginning in 1960's and continue to do so.
Spouse is age 71 and has been doing this since about age 5
when the family (Pirkle) lived in Petersburg (close to Fort Lee).