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September 11, 2014

9/11/2014

Hey everyone!
Welcome to the First Edition of Volume 3 of Tidbits of the Lake Area! Thank you so much for picking up Tidbits and enjoying it! We can hardly believe this is already our third year of bringing our fun, free and family-friendly publication to you!
Time seems to either be a friend or enemy in most cases. For me this week... well, a toss up I guess. I did manage to get back to that space I call the garage and make some more headway on the big "fall cleaning" this past week. I can't say it is done, but I can say I have way more floor space than I used to... it's almost like you could park a car in there if you wanted... hmm, what a concept!

Thanks for reading the issue of Tidbits of the Lake Area, Lynette and I appreciate it very much! Keep watching for those school kids, and take care we'll see you next issue!!
Sean & Lynette Athey, owner/publishers

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September 1, 2014 issue

9/1/2014

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Hello All! Hope you are doing well!
    So... the high hopes for an "after" picture of the garage cleaning project fell through this week. I did spend a couple evenings of quality time last week basically moving things around. You know how the mess seems to get bigger before you get a handle on it... I guess you'll have to settle for a "during" picture this week.
    My wife, Lynette, and I talk a lot about the first "domino" that each project has. The first domino is the one thing that leads to the next level of completion. For example, I have to move the stereo that is under the work bench in the garage. Now, of course, I can't just grab it and go... well not in my a garage anyway... so, in order to get to it I have to move the boxes of canning jars, but the canning jars need to go to the basement. The spot for the jars is currently occupied by several stacks of books that need to be put in boxes. The boxes I need to use have recycling in them. So... by way of the "garage domino effect", if I need to get the stereo out, the first thing I have to do is take the recycling in... makes sense, right?
    We did get a bit more canning done this week... beans mostly. Nice to have them on the shelves. We hope everyone's gardening adventures have been good this summer!
Thanks for reading the issue of Tidbits of the Lake Area, Lynette and I appreciate it very much! Watch out for those school kids, and we'll see you next issue!!
Sean & Lynette Athey, owner/publishers

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August 25, 2014 issue

9/1/2014

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Hello Everybody!
    We are working hard around here, but I did get a chance to clean up and organize a bit of the garage. I am pretty sure when I walked in there, I could hear the voices of a thousand little projects saying "Pick me, pick me!". See, I have this problem... when something breaks I don't look at it as 100% broken, I think of it as still 75% good. This tends to fill up a few boxes here and there. So, I periodically pick through and see if I have acquired anything that would bring a project or two together... and when that's done, I try to repack things even better until next time. I also work hard on my "acquisition to throw away ratio"... sometimes those three-legged stools just have to go... to make room for a chainsaw that only runs wide open and a 12" Gandalf the White action figure that's missing his staff and sword.... both 75% good.
     Maybe some readers out there have the same affliction... maybe we could start a support group or something. I have a few members in mind already. Not that this has anything to do with the present subject, but I got a text from my Mom the other day exclaiming, "Found the Commodore 64 while cleaning the shop"... the Commodore 64 computer came out in 1982. I'm not speculating the connection could be hereditary, but maybe our support group can do a study or something...? So here's the "before" garage picture. Next issue I'll share the "after".... keep your fingers crossed!
    Thanks for reading the issue,of Tidbits of the Lake Area, Lynette and I appreciate it very much! Watch out for those school kids, and we'll see you next issue!!
                                                                 Sean & Lynette Athey
                                                                 owner/publishers

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