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Wedding page
Wedding news & photos now have their own page
Woodworking page
Look here for photos and info on tools and projects.
Dogs as pets page
We have a page dedicated to family dogs
Renovation projects page
Porches, kitchens, garages and more. See the projects here.
Archive page
Miscellaneous older articles.
News:
6/19/09- You've probably noticed that EmeraldAve.net is looking a bit different these days.
Articles are being consolidated into topic pages with related items. You can see some of these
topics on the left. They're not all working yet, but check out the ones that do work and check
back soon for progress.
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2/25/09- Trail and driveway maintenance at the Betsie will be more fun this year with the addition of
a 4x4 ATV. It's a 2006 Honda Rancher 400 with snow plow and dump trailer. Look in gallery-4 for a few pictures.
12/16/08- For those curious about the weather in Ann Arbor, take a look at the Emerald Ave Driveway Cam.
You'll see a live video feed during daylight hours.
5/19/08
Jane and Ace have adopted 'Montie'. See pictures in the 'Dog Gallery'
4/29/08
Jeff continues to make good progress on the new porch on their house in Kalkaska. The roof is almost complete now. See construction pictures in gallery-4
04/06/08
More kitchen pictures in gallery-4. This time it's Kate's kitchen getting a makeover. The refrigerator has been relocated and replaced and the plan is to add cabinets and counter to wrap around the north wall. The cabinets will all be painted white and counter-tops will all be butcher block. Check back occasionally to see the progress.
03/31/08
The kitchen project at Annie and Adam's house is near completion. New floor, cabinets, counters and travertine tile backsplash has transformed their kitchen. All that remains to be done is some trim and paint. See construction pictures here.
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Jane and Ace have adopted 'Montie'. See pictures in the 'Dog Gallery'
Jeff continues to make good progress on the new porch on their house in Kalkaska. The roof is almost complete now. See construction pictures in gallery-4
More kitchen pictures in gallery-4. This time it's Kate's kitchen getting a makeover. The refrigerator has been relocated and replaced and the plan is to add cabinets and counter to wrap around the north wall. The cabinets will all be painted white and counter-tops will all be butcher block. Check back occasionally to see the progress.
The kitchen project at Annie and Adam's house is near completion. New floor, cabinets, counters and travertine tile backsplash has transformed their kitchen. All that remains to be done is some trim and paint. See construction pictures here.
Betsy has a new dog too! He's a 6 month old German Wire Haired Pointer mix named Gage. Check out the pictures in (where else?) the Dog photo gallery
Beth & Adam have a new puppy named Bobina. Part pug and part beagle, or puggle. Check out the pictures in the Dog photo gallery
Annie & Adam got a puppy this weekend. His name is Willie and he is half Bull Mastiff and half Husky.
See pictures of the world's most adorable puppy
Recipes
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There have been requests for recipes for Christmas cookies and other
family favorites. Here are a few to start the list:
- Kate makes cheesecake bars every year at Christmas time.
Here's the recipe for White Chocolate Cheesecake Squares - Here are a couple recipes from Betsy
- Everyone asks for this peanut butter soup. The recipe calls for chicken, but Betsy makes it vegetarian with a chicken substitute called Quorn.
- For those that enjoy the peanut butter soup, she suggests this recipe for Spicy Peanut Chicken & Rice skillet dish. Again the chicken can be replaced by a vegetarian substitute.
- Kate has provided her recipe for vegetarian Pastitsio which is another family favorite.