Madaghan’s Vegetable Stand
Posted: August 7, 2011 Filed under: Good Times, Shit my father is missing out on | Tags: Lemonade Stand, Long ISland, Madaghan 6 Comments »
The plan was to set up a Vegetable & Lemonade Stand for Madaghan so she can sell the vegetables from her garden and of course, she would keep all the money she made.
First, Laurie made a sign and put it on the car window that was parked right out in front :
Next, we got the stand ready. Ok, it was a piece of plywood on sawhorses covered by a tablecloth, but really, what else do you need?
Yes, that is Madaghan under the table
Next, we brought out all the vegetables and set them on the table:
Open!
But before we officially open, we must do a practice run:
Finally, before the first customer arrives, what do you do for last minute preparation? Brush your hair of course!:
Gotta...get....the knots...out...
After the practice run, the dress is on and the hair is brushed, we are now open for business:
May I offer you some squash?
First Customer!!
Second customer! (Jemma from next door!)
Laurie's Home Made pickles!
Sold out!! (mostly)
When all was said and done, only half the lemonade remained, a few butternut squash and the weird looking tomatoes remained.
Maddie walked away with 50 bucks!
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Bar Build 043: Bench Day Two
Posted: February 20, 2011 Filed under: Bar Build | Tags: Long ISland 8 Comments »My father in law came up from Long Island again this morning. This bench is taking longer then expected, but it is coming out nicely. The hardest part was deciding on the actual height of the bench; the part where your hiney actually goes. We settled on 15″ from the floor, with 3″ of foam added that should be about 18″. I wanted to be as close as a restaurant booth as possible.
Here are today’s pics:
Ripping plywood in the garage.
First Layer being nailed down
Slacker.
Scond layer supports
Second layer done
Up next is putting the rest of the plywood down for the bench and plywood for the back.
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Leaving on a Jet Plane
Posted: July 31, 2009 Filed under: Madaghan | Tags: business trip, Long ISland Leave a comment »Laurie’s flight leaves Sunday at 12 noon. She is going to Michigan for the week on business. (Read: lectures in the day, dinner and drinks at night). Maddie is spending the week with two out of three sets of grandparents this week. Sunday through Wednesday she will be with the Grandma Josie and Grandpa Choo Choo; Wednesday through Friday she will be with Grammie Pammie and Grandpa J. Tonight we’re driving her out to Riverhead (LIF).
This time, I smartened up and driving out right after work instead of going upstate than back down. Another weekend on Long Island…. *sigh*
By the way: I will be by myself for this week. If anyone feels bad for me-feel free to invite me over for dinner.
LIF and the Air Conditioner
Posted: July 27, 2009 Filed under: Rant | Tags: AC, LIF, Long ISland, Saturn 4 Comments »Yesterday on the way home from Long Island, we discovered that the AC was broken. Of course it had to break during the first 90 degree day of the summer. So, sitting on the Cross Bronx expressway in traffic was extra special. Breathing in fresh fumes from the trucks combined with someone’s extra loud radio makes for a fun filled LIF experience. What is LIF you ask?
Capt. Obvious
LIF is not a word!
Yes, I Know that. Thank… You. [sigh]
LIF stands for Long Island Fun. LIF is all encompassing. LIF is the drama involved with packing than unpacking than packing and unpacking again. LIF is sitting on the Cross Bronx expressway in traffic crawling to (or from) the Throgs Neck Bridge. LIF is a new word I’ll be saying / writing alot. It is me bitching about everything Long Island with one simple word: LIF.
Back to the AC-
I am not really sure what is wrong with it, hopefully it just needs to be recharged. Laurie is going to ask some of the mechanics at her job to take a gander at the AC.
In addition to the AC, the Saturn needs four tires. Two fronts are bald and one of the rear tires slowly leaks.
Luckily, across the street from Laurie’s job is a Tire & AC repair shop. Stay tuned.
