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Once again, we’ve come to the end of our time here at Shoshanah Camp. And once again, it was a good and profitable month! We were the only SOWER couple here this month, and after a busy winter and spring, it worked very well for us to be on our own. When we work alone, we often end up working together – and that was certainly the case this month. Our primary focus (as mentioned before) was getting the screening done on their new pavilion.

They plan to use this pavilion heavily this summer (staff and students start arriving next week!), and with the mosquito and black fly population an ever present guest, screening was imperative! Gary spent the first week preparing the areas for screening while I worked on sealing the doors. And then we moved to the actual screening. And I’m happy to report that despite some crazy weather, malfunctioning saws, and some material shortages, the screens are up, the doors have been hung and the final bits of trim have been installed!
Voila – a fully screened pavillion!

Ready for guests!!
There were a few challenges this month, though. The lack of any cell service has been a bit frustrating. Although – it does eliminate those annoying ads between solitaire games. So I guess that’s a good thing, right? Although there is good strong internet (and using the wifi there to make calls worked well) at the nearby dining hall, not having a signal here has also been hard. But every now and again (like tonight while I’m writing this) a little bit of that dining hall signal seems to sneak through the woods. And then I make a mad dash to do all of my internet stuff (including this blog!) before it vanishes once again. (To be honest, I’m disappointed in myself that this “limited connectivity” has bothered me as much as it has.) But on the plus side, we were able to get to the Cabin for a lovely, low-impact weekend!

And that certainly doesn’t happen during a SOWER project very often!

As another SOWER month draws to a close, we are once again thankful for the opportunity to be a small part of this ministry as it prepares to challenge and disciple Jesus followers in the weeks ahead. Even with our “First World Problems”!

We leave on Tuesday for our Pre-Family Reunion preparations at the Cabin. Yep – it’s back to our Happy Place for us!

(I definitely think we should recreate this picture from 2021 – don’t you?)

Hope you’re having a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by,

Let me tell you about Stephanie at the cabin. Her time at the Cabin is significantly different than Gary’s . While Gary concentrates on The List, Steph concentrates on Documentation. Oh, she stays on top of the dishes and even manages to put food on the table, but her main job is watching Spring spring. For example, every morning on her first trip to the outhouse (or maybe on the way back depending on the (ahem) urgency of the trip, she pauses to take a picture of the morning.
First Morning

Final Morning

Proof that spring has sprung!
She always takes the classic Cabin reflection photo –

It’s not just because it’s one of her favorite views, but it’s also fun to see the progression of the landscape over the years –
May 2011 –

May 2017

See – documentation of these changes is important!
She also documents other signs of spring at the Cabin –
the first sighting of a Jack in the Pulpit –

the bluets that dot the lawn before that first mowing
and then the buttercups that spring up after that first cut.

And of course, there are those pear trees – which can only be seen in bloom in early May.

If she wasn’t there to document it, how would we know how beautiful that is?
This year, she also took a moment (I think it was when they were all packed up to go, and the interior was all neat and tidy) to document the interior –

They cram a fair bit of stuff (and memories) into that little space, don’t they?

Stephanie is also always at the ready for when Gary needs that extra hand. Ok, it’s not that often, but she’s READY! And as you can see from the previous post, she also documents what Gary is doing.

Aside from the important(ish) documenting that Stephanie did this spring, she also freshened and tidied up different areas of the cabin – like the Game Shelf.
Before –

After –

=) Sometimes it’s the little things that count!
Oh – and she keeps track of the sunsets!

Yes, Stephanie’s time at the cabin is a fair bit different than Gary’s. But somehow it seems to work for both of them, and there’s no point in trying to change them at this point!
Thanks for stopping by,
A casual observer

Seeing the country……Serving our Lord!

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Stephanie at the Cabin

Seeing the country……Serving our Lord!

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