I went to see John Wednesday afternoon and saw their new stove and hearth! It looks really nice. The stove is a soapstone stove which holds heat and radiates it for a long time - up to 20 hours. The stove sits on very beautiful 4x4 tiles which came from Spain. I guess they were a bear to install - John and Cynthia did the work themselves - but they look really great. This stove can be set back closer to the wall and that gives them much more room in their living-room. They hadn't used the stove yet when I visited, but they probably have by now - it is chilly tonight.
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| John is finishing up caulking the outside perimeter of the hearth tiles |
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| Nice!! |
Today, Ellen and I got something new too - a new (used) car! Yikes! I'll tell that story in a subsequent post - I'm still in shock.
We also got some news today. My niece Suzanne (Crockett) McQuen and her husband, Dennis, are moving to Everett, WA to be near their son, Ryan, and his family: his wife Alicia and their daughter, Ireland. They have sold their home in Elgin and are moving next month! That is wonderful for them and we wish them all the best! It isn't known, though, when we will get to see them again. They have been such an important part of our visits to Stewart's family for decades! They will be missed by the Elgin-Bartlett-based contingent of family for sure! Our love goes with them, and we can only hope that we'll be able to visit them in Bartlett, or that they will come back to Elgin for a visit when we are there also.
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| Dennis and Suzy McQuen |
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