Memorial Weekend

Memorial weekend started like any other--- house and yard chores to be done.  Katana loves to help with both.  Then when the work is done we can play.  Preston makes a good horse or "Nee" as Katana calls them.  

Sunday we dress in our "heritage" style clothing.  I was aiming for a 40's-50's look;  Katana rocked the 80's-90's 

Preston had Monday off so we decided a day out was in order.   We went to the Shoshone Ice Caves.  Took a wrong turn and interrupted the caretaker's peyote session at Mammoth caves.   Preston was relieved  when he  realized we wouldn't be depending  'High as Clouds'  to navigate us through a dark tunnel.  Our real tour at Shoshone Ice Cave was really fun.  We were the only people in our party so our guide let us stop and take pictures and linger at our favorite spots.  Many of the  pictures didn't really turn out cuz it was dark.  Cool facts:  Some of the rocks have florescent properties.  You can see it in the stalagmites / moss on the walls and in the glass display at the end of the tunnel.  The ice under the walkway is 8 to 30 feet deep.  It was the only ice in the west for hundreds of miles and made the area famous for "Ice cold beer"  Vandals in the 50s broke the end of the tube creating an air draft that melted the ice. So the new ice that has built up sadly is not prehistoric as it had once been.

Ended the day Playing on Ice caves Props and a Pick-nick at Shoshone park.  We were all tired and grateful for bedtime. 

FIRTH

After a lot of blood, sweat, and tears we finally finished renovations on our home in Firth.  Sadly it was just in time to move out. Such is life.  I want to Dedicate this post to all of you who helped turn this sad house into our beautiful home. We can not Thank You enough.   

109 N Franklin Firth, ID 83236 Before and After Gallery.

ALL AIR DUCTS WERE REPLACED, THE ELECTRICAL WAS CLEANED UP, THE CAST IRON PLUMING WAS REPLACED BY PVC AND PEX AND ROOM BY ROOM  WE DEMOLISHED AND DID IT RIGHT.

THE OUTSIDE / YARD

 BATHROOM

EXTRA BEDROOM---ALL SHELVING WAS EVENTUALLY TORN OUT. WITH NO CLOSET TECHNICALLY NOT A BEDROOM ANYMORE.

THE HALLWAY

MASTER BEDROOM

THE LIVING ROOM / FRONT PORCH-- PORCH AREA WAS EVENTUALLY ASSIMILATED TO CREATE LARGER LIVING SPACE

 

THE KITCHEN 

 

BACK PORCH 

STAIRS 

 FRUIT ROOM / STORAGE

LAUNDRY ROOM / STORAGE

 BASEMENT / MANCAVE--CEILING 6FT