St. Mary: 04/07 DON'T LET THE WELL RUN DRY !!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

04/07 DON'T LET THE WELL RUN DRY !!

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE - BUT NONE TO DRINK
April 2007

When I arrived in WI at the end of Jan. '07 , I knew that the first order of business was to dig a new well. The ground had not frozen as it had been a very mild winter but before I could get all the arrangements made - the temperature plunged to 39 degrees below zero and all bets were off.

It was April before we could attempt the job. It was a raw, windy day and if you look closely you can see snow on the rooftops........IT WAS APRIL !!! What had I gotten myself into ?

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Carrie RoweSeptember 23, 2008 at 9:47 PM
green boarders??? i didn't even know you could do that!!!! great blog mommy :) love you!
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This is a huge project - your interest in St. Marys keeps me energized and I love hearing from you

The Project

I saved the church and the church saved me. This wonderful renovation project began in August '06 with an attempted act of terrorism. I was to return to So. California from Wisconsin on the day that crazed people with explosives in their shampoo bottles were busted in London and the whole world stood still. I took the option of re-booking my flight a week later and set out to find an interesting place to make my new home. I drove to the country to see a lovely Victorian farmhouse and passed an old church with a simple "For Sale" sign - and the rest is history. Actually, it wasn't all that simple. My offer was accepted in September the same week I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Everyone insisted I cancel the offer....I was too sick - there was too much to do - the job was too big - I had to stay in California - blahblahblah. I told them it would give me something else to think about - a reason to get up every morning - it would save my life.

And it did.