Sunday, Monday, July 6-7, 2008
Linkletter Provincial Park is another of PEI’s beautiful parks and where we’ll be staying for the next two weeks. (We have yet to ascertain whether or not it is any relation to Art). If you squint really hard at the photo, to the right of Tillie in the distance is the new bridge that brought us to the island. The bridge is both a blessing (it’s easy now to get on & off the island instead of waiting hours for the ferry) and a curse (many more people are now coming to the island and things are quickly getting more commercial).
But the real reason we’re here is to help finish a house for the Gillis family of five. If our group does its job, the house should be finished in two weeks and the family moving in the beginning of August.
You may not suspect it, but fashion, even at a Habitat build site, is important. There was absolutely no question that Heather put the rest of us to shame. All of us ladies were VERY envious of her purple leather nail pouch not to mention her pink handled pliers and a pink razor blade knife. They were accented by her yellow gloves and tape measure. The orange hard hat each of us were issued by the site (Canada requires we all wear hard hats) completed her outfit perfectly. My first thought was Canadians must have it all over us Americans in terms of fashion (Heather’s from Ottawa) but it turns out all her accessories with the exception of the hard hat were purchased in Tennessee. Who would have thought?! (John has already grown quite fond of his orange hard hat but as of yet I don’t think he’s shopping for a purple nail pouch.)
The last photo shows the house we’re working on. The CBS was at the site today filming. This is the first time PEI has hosted a Care-A-Vanner build so they’re quite excited. Supposedly the film clip will be at the web site … www.cbc.ca/pei for 48 hours so take a look if you get a chance. (I took a quick look but couldn't find it. The clip aired both Monday night and Tuesday a.m.)
Linkletter Provincial Park is another of PEI’s beautiful parks and where we’ll be staying for the next two weeks. (We have yet to ascertain whether or not it is any relation to Art). If you squint really hard at the photo, to the right of Tillie in the distance is the new bridge that brought us to the island. The bridge is both a blessing (it’s easy now to get on & off the island instead of waiting hours for the ferry) and a curse (many more people are now coming to the island and things are quickly getting more commercial).
But the real reason we’re here is to help finish a house for the Gillis family of five. If our group does its job, the house should be finished in two weeks and the family moving in the beginning of August.
You may not suspect it, but fashion, even at a Habitat build site, is important. There was absolutely no question that Heather put the rest of us to shame. All of us ladies were VERY envious of her purple leather nail pouch not to mention her pink handled pliers and a pink razor blade knife. They were accented by her yellow gloves and tape measure. The orange hard hat each of us were issued by the site (Canada requires we all wear hard hats) completed her outfit perfectly. My first thought was Canadians must have it all over us Americans in terms of fashion (Heather’s from Ottawa) but it turns out all her accessories with the exception of the hard hat were purchased in Tennessee. Who would have thought?! (John has already grown quite fond of his orange hard hat but as of yet I don’t think he’s shopping for a purple nail pouch.)
The last photo shows the house we’re working on. The CBS was at the site today filming. This is the first time PEI has hosted a Care-A-Vanner build so they’re quite excited. Supposedly the film clip will be at the web site … www.cbc.ca/pei for 48 hours so take a look if you get a chance. (I took a quick look but couldn't find it. The clip aired both Monday night and Tuesday a.m.)PS - I've had difficulty finding a wireless connection. This broadcast is being brought to you via the Linkletter Potato Warehouse - it even smells like potatoes in storage and is nice and cool.
