New roof

In church conversations you hear "the church is the people." True enough.

The family is the people, too. But the house demands attention from time to time.

This time it was the roof clamoring for renewal. The shingles had been put on some 35 years ago, I would guess by their looks.

So we signed a contract with R & L Siding and in one day with a crew of about seven and cranes and air hammers we had a roof that should keep us dry for a long time.

If this crane were not enough, look at the front porch and see a smaller hoist which was how they discarded the old shingles they ripped off.

Western Maryland leaves

I won't even tempt you with a single photo here. Just hit the link.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lehmangd/GrantsvilleOctober2007

Flagstone walk

Two property projects finally were done the same week--a new walkway and a new roof.

Here's the walkway torn up and the new curved path for the flagstone. Stacked up like books on a shelf are the squares of Pennsylvania Blue, the flagstone quarried in northeastern Penna. and across the border into New York state.

Maybe machines have replaced most physical labor, but not here. The Kilgore Landscaping crew just dug in with plain old shovels. They had only a few more feet to dig and they said to me, This is amazing! All this digging and we still haven't hit a rock.

That's good old Monterey.

Special couple at wedding shower

These are important and exciting days. Joel and Stephanie are getting married Nov. 10. It's kind of like building a new pyramid, a new Rome, a new civilization. You don't do it in one day.

Bible scholars point out that the wedding at Cana was probably a five-day shindig. The point is not being an extravaganza. The point is the rock-bed deep foundations.

Last week friends threw a wedding shower. I put up a pic of the gifts. Here's the couple having the first piece of cake.