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Another week has passed on the shore of the South Saskatchewan River here in Prince Albert. The weather has turned hotter with frequent thunder storms. We've called a few short days as the heat and the work wears us down, but we've also made great progress. We have already achieved our original goals of building the front and back decks. 

Front Deck

Rear Deck

Now, we're adding refinements like a set of steps on the side to serve as a seating area as well as access from the back of the yard. The main stairs are on the side, near the house, aligned with the planned back door which will serve as the main family entrance. Some other activities this week include: a swimming pool outing for Wendy, a golf outing for Kristian, Liam and me, an app evening over at Guido & Tina's place.

Liam, Kristian-at the range!

And, for good measure, we celebrated our 50th Anniversary one more time... thanks Baileys & Stenskes!

Thanks folks!

The markets have turned in a bad week as the twin blows of continued CV-19 expansion in the USA, and the reopening of Trump-China hostilities have shed value in stocks and pushed gold over $1900 per ounce. On the positive side, baseball has returned, albeit without fans in the seats. The Jays have split their first two games. Golf continues; hockey nears—next week! 

The Baileys continue to host us each day and assist with the work. It is good just to share the time with them, and to see the progress.

Building Risers

Risers in Place, Privacy Screen coming

Wendy and Kristian have worked to clear the lawn area of rocks, and clean the yard edges of weeds.

Whipper Snipper!

It's looking good! Haaken continues with work, and his art projects. 

Erin has been holding the fort in Regina while continuing with work. There have been frequent thunder storms there as well. The dog doesn't like those; the cat doesn't care! 

Trav, Joanna and crew have also had weather to deal with in TBay. Gemma remains in our basement, tracking our mail, and ensuring the care of the house—thanks, Gemma! Joanna has returned to southern Ontario to relieve her step-mother and assist in the care of her father. 

And that's about it for this week.