can you canoe

We do. Tuesday the surface of the water on the Bay was smooth. We headed out in the canoe toward Cherry Point, then after that turn, we kept on going. Eventually we reached near where the automobile traffic from the draw bridge is approaching the first hard right turn / curve close to the Callis Wharf road. We turned the canoe and paddled back. The return trip seemed much shorter time that the way out from Mad Calf Lane. We were at the cottage only about 24 hours. Bob cut some white pieces of "trim" to make temporary "sills" atop the backsplash of the new base cabinet, countertop and sink. Del the plumber who had a massive stroke has died, we learned.

One (or two) cannot serve two places

This place is a tradition of perhaps sixty-five years (and more). There is a new one in 2015, called "the Gathering Place" - and in honor of that, a Place for writing - after finishing fourth year in retirement: http://gatheringplaceseasonfour.blogspot.com/

Gwynn's Island photographs for Ideas

What a search today can bring: https://www.google.com/search?q=images+Gwynn%27s+Island+23066&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CCkQ7AlqFQoTCN6u9Yf308cCFQV5Pgodd50LPg

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.