Floored and Weathered

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Floored? Yup, my new trailer now has a floor and it’s made it’s first trip out in the wild.






Weathered? Us – cold with a dab of snow. Being retired and not having to go anywhere makes me wish we had gotten several more inches. But I know that’s not what the rest of the area needs…LOL!

And in the final piece of news, I went out to look at a possibility for a car project yesterday. I have four cars I want to look at and hope to see the other three this weekend before making my final decision. 


Stay Tuned!

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