RV Projects–a small Remodel

our intention really was to take it easy over the weekend,

but there are always projects on the To Do List. . .

and taking down this horrible mirror

and replacing it with a spice cabinet

has moved to the top of the list. . .

No matter how many times it’s cleaned,

as soon as I cook again, it looks exactly as you can see in the this pic. . .

drives me crazeeeee. . .

duct tape is ready in the bottom right corner. . .

used it on the one panel. . .but it still allowed shards of glass to fly,

so, for the next panel, we covered it in a sheet of contact paper

from top to bottom. . .ahhh. . .much better!


That dude was taped and glued on  something fierce. . .

it wasn’t going to fall off the wall. . .that’s for sure!

here’s the beginning of the spice cabinet. . .

it will be completely enclosed with a frame,

and a door as soon as we get close enough

to a big box store to get supplies. . .

no worries. . .all of this will be hidden behind a door. . .

I will now have all my daily use cooking supplies,

spices, oils, vinegars, in one place. . .

no more searching through the cabinet, trying to remember

where things are. . .yaaa!

Will post pics of the finished project in a couple of weeks. . .

‘til then. . .wanted you to see what we’ve been up to. . .

Janice and Dave

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More Lady’s Slippers at Ellison Bay Wisconsin

Our plan, when we left the house on Friday

was to drive to Egg Harbor, and spend some time playing tourist. . .

and decided driving along Shoreline Drive on the Green Bay

side of the Peninsula would be a great way to get there. . .

but as we started discussing what the ladies at the

Ridges Sanctuary had told us about the Lady’s Slippers

already blooming at Ellison Bluff County Park,

and how there would be so many of them

because it’s about 10 degrees warmer on the Bay Side,

we decided perhaps we should go ahead and drive up to

Ellison Bay and check them out. . .

we certainly didn’t want to miss the show. . .

and boy. . .are we glad we did!

as you can see, the ones we found out in full sunlight were already past their prime. . .

but back in the shady areas. . .

there were plenty of fine specimens. . .

I know I should delete some of them out of my album. . .

but they are each so glorious. . .I just don’t want to!

Ellison Bluff County Park also had a lovely boardwalk out over the limestone bluffs,

which is part of the same Niagara Escarpment that we discovered in Canada last summer,

and along the Erie Canal in New York. . .all fascinating, geological stuff. . .I love it!

this view from the bluff is of the Sister’s Islands, which are a bird sanctuary and closed to the public. . .

there’s lots of driving through the woods to get to anything in Wisconsin. . .

through this opening in the woods was this cherry orchard. . .

I just had to see the cherries up close. . .

we’ve stopped at two cherry farms so far. . .

once to buy a bucket of frozen cherries for a pie. . .delicious. . .

and the second time to get some dried cherries,

because Iron Chef Michael Symon says if you

reconstitute them in boiling water. . .they are delicious. . .

we shall see!


The lady at Grandma Tommy’s said the cherry harvest

for this year is going to be very, very late,

as they still had snow on Mother’s Day. . .


We’ll be in Wisconsin through the end of July,

so we’re hoping to enjoy some of it. . .I love cherries!

You gotta see this great video about how cherries

get from the tree to your belly. . .nice!

We are taking the weekend off to relax, and enjoy Father’s Day. . .

we’ll see you next week in Egg Harbor. . .

‘til then,

Janice and Dave

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The Ridges Sanctuary and Nature Preserve–Bailey’s Harbor - Wisconsin

My main objective for visiting  the  Ridges Sanctuary and Nature Preserve

was because the Yellow Lady’s Slippers were supposed to be blooming there

and I wanted to see them growing in the wild. . .

but wow. . .this place is so much more than that. . .

beautiful little trails meandering through the forest. . .

where you would come up on patches of Dwarf Lake Iris,

which only grow in the Great Lakes Area,

and are considered a threatened species. . .

how fortunate to see them at peak blooming season. . .

Dave walking out towards Lake Michigan

and the Lower Harbor Range Light. . .

standing on the Lake Michigan side looking back towards

the Upper Harbor Range Light. . .

as the ships would enter the harbor,

they would line up the two lights,

which would help guide them between the rocky outcroppings. . .

as we hiked out along the beach road. . .

we found what we had come looking for. . .

the yellow Lady’s Slipper. . .I am so in love. . .this is just beyond stunning to me!

and the ladies at the Ridges Sanctuary Store said that they are blooming

profusely at one of the County Parks on the Bay Side,

so we will be making a trip up there this next week. . .

It was worth the $5 entry fee PP to help support this organization,

and to see a few beautiful, uplifting sights. . .

including the antics of a couple of red squirrels. . .

I hope you will check it out if you are in the area. . .

‘til next time,

Janice and Dave

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Potawatomi State Park and Tower at Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin . . .ahhh. . .the View!

 

The Maintenance Guy here at the RV Park told Dave there was a great view of the bay

from the fire tower

  

located at

  

boy howdy. . .was he ever right. . .wow!

100 steps. . .225 feet off the ground. . .so worth it!

Sawyer Harbor to the left. . .Sturgeon Bay to the right. . .

with someone’s very private little island. . .how lovely is this?

and Green Bay straight out ahead. . .

a very enjoyable afternoon. . .

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We have lots and lots more to explore, so we’ll see you next time,

‘til then,

Janice and Dave

Potawatomi State Park Reservations – fairly nice electric only RV sites if you have a fairly small RV. . .you could get a big one in there, but you would really need to wiggle. . .and I don’t think you could get satellite reception. . .there’s a pretty tight tree canopy. . .

Trip Advisor – Potawatomi State Park

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Sturgeon Bay’s Farmer’s Market. . .oh. . .and Craft Market

but first a little discussion of topography. . .

as we learned in school. . .Wisconsin is shaped like a mitten,

we are currently exploring Wisconsin’s Thumb. . .

and the motorhome is parked right where Dave’s pointing. . .

I saw this relief map on a wall downtown,

so we took a pic of it while walking around the very pretty downtown area,

we enjoyed Sturgeon Bay’s – Sturgeon on the Bay Art Walk. . .

this one is titled Lure of the Lyre Fish. . .

and I loved the wooden spoons the strings are attached to. . .

and one more titled Guided Lighthouse Tour. . .

we plan to see each of these lighthouses while we are exploring. . .

 

for those who love art. . .here’s the rest of our Sturgeon on the Bay Art Walk

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as for the Farmer’s Market. . .well,

it’s a little early in the season. . .there were plants, lots and lots of plants. . .

but I did buy some asparagus, and kale at this table.. .

the baked goods table was irresistible. . .a loaf of cheese bread,

and two cherry turnovers made their way home with us. ..

but we did manage to resist the fresh cheese curds. . .

and that was it for our Saturday morning. . .

we usually leave weekends to the Weekend Warriors. . .

of which we used to be. . .so nothing else important is planned

until Monday when we may go do a little more exploring. . .

‘til then

Janice and Dave