the Ol' Restaurant building...

This rather plain, but sturdy building was built for my husband's grandparents and opened for business as a restaurant in the late 1940s. It has been called many names over the years..."the restaurant," "the ol' restaurant," "the restaurant building," "the shed." To me it has always been a mysterious treasure of times past. What was it like in its heyday? Who were its customers? How many stories and secrets did the walls hold? I can imagine my grandmother-in-law bustling around in the very small kitchen in the back and bringing out wonderfully prepared "good home-cooked meals." It was transplanted after its illustrious career as a restaurant to the grandparents homestead a few miles away and has been used as a "storage shed" for many years. It has been painted and repaired over the years, but time has a way of leaving its mark and I love its weathered and tarnished appearance. You will see that it is still very colorful and photo-worthy... (hopefully I will find a picture of when it was in business --gramma says it's in an album somewhere at her place...)

These next two are what used to be the kitchen in the back...

The calendar says August 1961...

Anyone want a sip?

Go Fly a Kite!

a windy day...a beautiful blue sky...and a boy and his kite...

Summer Fun = Sunshine, Kids & Water!

Having a great summer so far (which will explain why I haven't blogged in a while). Lots of fun-in-the-sun at Higgins Lake, Bass Lake and Mt. Pleasant Spray park! The pictures speak for themselves.