November 7-13, 2025

 Beth and Bob were at Pirkle's Perch cottage for winter close-up time. 

 AND also to meet with Sterling Hubbard of  Sterling Landscaping  about putting in bayberries and camelia plants for a privacy hedge at the edge of our Bird Sanctuary property. 

We also were there to to be present with Cody Haynie, The Chimney Doctor, who was putting in a new Hearthstone Green Mountain 40 fire-burning stove!  The long-lived Jotul died at forty-nine (the stove given to Grandpa Doc and Grandma Chee-chee's 50th wedding Anniversary, 1976.) 

Bob split lots of wood, and re- paneled the outside wall of the bird sanctuary bedroom.

Other projects included re-arraging some furniture, making a computer desk area in bird sanctuary bedroom,  shelves next to refrigerator for toaster and breads, and a corner shelf over the stove for canisters. Temperatures ranged from 39 - 62 degrees while we were there! 

Beach was beautiful!