CUTTING A SPACE FOR THE NEW DOOR FRAME
PEEK-A-BOO...I SEE YOU!
JEN & LAURIE CONSTRUCT A DIFFERENT NEW DOOR
THAT'LL KEEP THE RAIN OUT
Today, without realizing it, was door day. Will and Aaron spent the afternoon moving the back kitchen door because its entrance was hazardously close to the well and poorly lit. This door is moving to the other side of the kitchen, where an entrance will be safer and more convenient for comings and goings. Also, the new door placement will allow much more sunlight to fill the kitchen, particularly in the morning. (As previously mentioned, the chicken coop became the new pig house, but before that chicken house was ever constructed, there was a bigger chicken house which is now used as a tool shed. To confirm, the house was the barn, the tool shed was the chicken house, the pig house was the second chicken house, the chicken house is the third chicken house, and the farm house [where we stay] was the original farm house.) The tool shed needed a new door so Jen and Laurie built a rustic door for the rustic shed this afternoon as well. They split a long branch into three pieces and used them as the vertical posts for the door. Both doors are hanging but not 100% complete.
We all worked hard and were tired and Laurie and Will wanted to treat us to dinner in town. There is apparently one restaurant in Woodland worth eating at (or so they said) and we all went the The Grapevine. Stan met us and we all managed to score a table, which was good, because the place was packed. The clientele and wait staff all exemplified middle America; most were heavyset and had funny haircuts with negative sideburns (at least the guys). What's with the negative sideburns? Who cuts their sideburns ABOVE the ear??? It truly is ridiculous. The Greek and Italian influenced menu featured gyros, burgers, pizzas, a few pasta dishes, and various other fried items. Everyone finished everything on their plate, except the two of us. Before going, Will commented it is their favorite local pizza. He said, "It's not Atlanta, but it's not too bad." We are utterly spoiled when it comes to pizza. Still, it is nice to dine at the local restaurants and to observe the alternative to fast food in rural America. Not everyone can live in big cities and suburbs that are wealthy and feature high end restaurants. The nice thing about The Grapevine, is everyone knew each other. The owner and chef came out and talked to everyone; he knew something about everyone and they all knew him. Also, the prices were incredibly reasonable. Nothing on the menu was priced above $10, except one pizza which had loads of meat. Given that is the best local restaurant and the only alternative to fast food in the county, the food scene in America is in a sorry state. We knew this, but the fact continues to be reinforced the more we travel.
There is no substitution for good home cooking.
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