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News:
05/15/10- Trail maintenance at the Betsie cabin. We've built a couple of bridges so the ATVs don't have
to ford the creeks. We've got more to build yet, and lots of trail work. Check out the projects page to see
photos of last weekends effort.
02/05/10- Katy and Vern have adopted a dog. Visit the dog pet page to see pictures of Liam.
He's part boxer and part ??.
His foster family is guessing he was born around mid September.
9/28/09-
Annie and Adam have purchased a house in Ann Arbor, Michigan
It's a four bedroom cape cod style with full basement and 2 car garage on a ½ acre lot.
After putting a fair bit of elbow grease into cleaning it over the weekend, they're looking forward to sprucing it up with paint and carpet and moving in by next weekend.
We have only a single picture right now, but check back soon for more.
9/24/09- Betsie river shed is almost complete
With Jeff's help, we now have the roof shingled and doors built and hung. We had beautiful weather for working outside last weekend and took good advantage of it to get close to completing the new shed. It still needs the window installed, some trim boards applied, paint and a ramp in front of the door, but it's quite usable now as you can see in the new pictures in the project gallery.
9/24/09- Update... House for rent in Livonia, Michigan
Annie and Adam found a renter for their house in Livonia. It's a 3BR ranch with 1½ car garage. The kitchen and bathroom have both been updated. It sits on a corner lot with a full fenced back yard. It's convenient to recreation, shopping and highways. Look at the pictures and contact Annie for more info.
8/29/09- Mackinac Island, Michigan
Kate & Suzy attended a conference on Mackinac Island last week and Dick & Jason went along for the ride (bike ride). We had a great time with beautiful, sunny and cool weather. We all took our bikes and logged many hours enjoying the scenic trails on the island. Mackinac Island really is a great place for biking. We stayed at the Metivier Inn which is a wonderful bed & breakfast, we highly recommend it.
Have a look at some pictures in the travel gallery
8/25/09- Jason (and Suzy) got a new car
It's a 2007 Volkswagen Golf GTI. Bright red, 6 speed manual, turbocharged, 4dr. It looks pretty sporty. Check it out in the cars gallery
8/25/09- Annie and Adam have had their house in Livonia painted
They've been wanting to paint their house for years, and now that they're about to move out of it, it's done. Look at the before and after pictures here in the projects gallery to see the color they chose.
8/19/09- A new construction project
With a 12+ year accumulation of 'stuff', we decided it was time to build a storage shed at the Betsie cabin. Look at some construction pictures on the 'Building projects page'.
8/6/09- Kate and Jane both brought pictures from Alaska.
See beautiful scenes from Anchorage and Valdez as well as photos from Katie and Martin's wedding.
Check them out in the travel gallery
8/5/09- There's engagement news!
Seems that Vern and Bryan are working to stimulate the economy by buying jewelery. Katy's birthday was Wednesday and Vern presented her with an engagement ring. Then on Friday, Bryan presented Mindy with an engagement ring and as Bryan put it on his Facebook page, "She said YES!!!!!".
We now have pictures of both Katy's and Mindy's rings.
Click here to see these pictures in gallery-4
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.
Remember to login to see additional articles and to access the family directory and calendar.
Family & Friends can login to see additional content. If you don't have a username, call or email Dick.
Use the above link to login.
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.
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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02/05/10- Katy and Vern have adopted a dog. Visit the dog pet page to see pictures of Liam.
He's part boxer and part ??.His foster family is guessing he was born around mid September.
9/28/09-
Annie and Adam have purchased a house in Ann Arbor, MichiganIt's a four bedroom cape cod style with full basement and 2 car garage on a ½ acre lot.
After putting a fair bit of elbow grease into cleaning it over the weekend, they're looking forward to sprucing it up with paint and carpet and moving in by next weekend.
We have only a single picture right now, but check back soon for more.
9/24/09- Betsie river shed is almost completeWith Jeff's help, we now have the roof shingled and doors built and hung. We had beautiful weather for working outside last weekend and took good advantage of it to get close to completing the new shed. It still needs the window installed, some trim boards applied, paint and a ramp in front of the door, but it's quite usable now as you can see in the new pictures in the project gallery.
9/24/09- Update... House for rent in Livonia, MichiganAnnie and Adam found a renter for their house in Livonia. It's a 3BR ranch with 1½ car garage. The kitchen and bathroom have both been updated. It sits on a corner lot with a full fenced back yard. It's convenient to recreation, shopping and highways. Look at the pictures and contact Annie for more info.
8/29/09- Mackinac Island, MichiganKate & Suzy attended a conference on Mackinac Island last week and Dick & Jason went along for the ride (bike ride). We had a great time with beautiful, sunny and cool weather. We all took our bikes and logged many hours enjoying the scenic trails on the island. Mackinac Island really is a great place for biking. We stayed at the Metivier Inn which is a wonderful bed & breakfast, we highly recommend it.
Have a look at some pictures in the travel gallery
8/25/09- Jason (and Suzy) got a new carIt's a 2007 Volkswagen Golf GTI. Bright red, 6 speed manual, turbocharged, 4dr. It looks pretty sporty. Check it out in the cars gallery
They've been wanting to paint their house for years, and now that they're about to move out of it, it's done. Look at the before and after pictures here in the projects gallery to see the color they chose.
With a 12+ year accumulation of 'stuff', we decided it was time to build a storage shed at the Betsie cabin. Look at some construction pictures on the 'Building projects page'.
8/6/09- Kate and Jane both brought pictures from Alaska. See beautiful scenes from Anchorage and Valdez as well as photos from Katie and Martin's wedding.
Check them out in the travel gallery
8/5/09- There's engagement news! Seems that Vern and Bryan are working to stimulate the economy by buying jewelery. Katy's birthday was Wednesday and Vern presented her with an engagement ring. Then on Friday, Bryan presented Mindy with an engagement ring and as Bryan put it on his Facebook page, "She said YES!!!!!".
We now have pictures of both Katy's and Mindy's rings.
Click here to see these pictures in gallery-4
Remember to login to see additional articles and to access the family directory and calendar.
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.
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.