Completed Bimini - Visiting Family and Friends

Phil and I worked 8 hours on Sunday, 3 hours Monday evening and 2 hours on Tuesday to finish the Bimini.  I think it looks great - very professional if I say so myself.  We have become quite a team working on these bigger sewing projects, and besides Saturday working in 95F+ heat, we got along pretty good too!  :)  Tuesday Phil and Kathleen went on a motorboat ride on Changes to work the engine, since it hasn't been used very much this season - yet.  He put the almost completed Bimini on and love it.  I think he wonders why we didn't make it years ago (have had the tubing to do this 15-20 years)  Just needed incentive I guess.

Complete Bimini

close up of flap and side reinforcement

Lorraine Posing 

Yesterday was a busy day.  First we went to Kinkos - excuse me the UPS Store - where they scanned a picture Sue Brannan took of Phil and I on Changes and we had it made into new boat cards.  It's great!  You give them the information, they make a work up - 1 hr later you approve and they print while you wait.  So we had 100 printed at that time.  They gave us a disc with the business card on it, so we can have more printed anywhere in the US.

Armed with our new boat cards, we went to Pennsylvania to visit family. cousin, Nancy and Melvin's youngest son Adam graduated from high school, so we went to his graduation party in Union City.   Adam is going to have more training this fall and is enjoying his summer off.  It was great to see everyone, as you know a lot of time it's years between visits.

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Melvin Cole, Larry Masiker

Samantha, Barb, Nancy (in background) Masiker and Kathy Smith

 Then we were lucky that the other side of the family (Dad's side) were also having a family get together on the same day, so we drove over there.  Had a great time and also saw family that haven't seen in years too.  Time sure did fly by for me - doing my favorite thing talking and soon it was time to go.  So glad to see everyone again and glad also that they are doing well.  If anyone else has digital pictures of the get-togethers, I would love to have copies.

Dad, Phil, Glenn, and Mom

Today Barb and Ted Zimmerman, old friends of Phil are coming to visit us.  I hope that we'll have enough wind for a nice calm sail.  It's sunny, winds from the east, and 20% chance of rain, so I'm sure we'll have a great time visiting with them.

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