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studio hauling and mom

updated sat 9 jun 12

 

gary navarre on thu 7 jun 12


So Hey Folks,=3D0A=3DA0=3D0A=3DA0I had a talk with the lady in the family t=
hat owns=3D
the cabin I rent and she agreed to give me until the end of July to have m=
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y valuables moved=3DA0 from there so they can begin with listing it for sal=
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So far last month I hauled the kiln shelves and some refires down to Dearb=
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orn and removed the extra seats=3DA0in the 2000 Windstar so I could load th=
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display and pots for the Art On The Mall show in Kalamazoo June 1 & 2. =3DA=
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y intention was to finish the last kiln load and go down to Kalamazoo for a=
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visit with Mom and the kids, maybe Andrea bringing her to the show for a d=
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ay out of assisted living. Just as I had the kiln=3DA0loaded and lit Mom ha=
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an incident and fell out of bed hitting her head and breaking a bone in her=
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butt. She ended up on a breathing tube for a while and had surgery to reli=
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eve prasure on the brain but her hope of recovery back to a reasonable base=
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line would be slim. My daughter was with her almost constently and I talked=
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to her over the
cell and she brightened up some. Andrea said she was relieved to have the =
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tube removed but it was't too much longer and she passed on Mother's Day. I=
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was just about to head down when we got the call so we just waited until t=
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he day before the Kalamazoo show to have a memorial. Forever loved, forever=
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missed.=3D0A=3DA0=3D0A=3DA0So, onward and "Keep going .." with the move an=
d I need=3D
some understanding of what to look for in a Class 3 trailer for the 2000 W=
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indstar. They say I can pull 3500lbs. so I could use a larger trailer than =
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the Areostar that has a Class 2 hitch. I think I probably overloaded it whe=
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n moving=3DA0 up here the first time but I don't have that trailer now so I=
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ight rent one for it and buy something new for the Windstar. I'd like somet=
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hing with a low profile like the pickup rear end but lower than an enclosed=
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so I can see behind better=3DA0and lighter in weight.=3DA0Any experiences =
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examples=3DA0 you folks have of what I can use would sure help because I do=
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t want to abandon the kiln materials even though I have to haul them 500 mi=
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les to South Eastern Michigan. =3D0A=3D0AGary Navarre=3D0ANavarre Pottery=
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re Enterprises=3D0ANorway, Michigan, USA=3D0Ahttp://www.NavarrePottery.etsy=
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=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0 <...... New Pots=3D0Ahttp://www.youtube.com/Ginda=
UP=3D0Ahttp://=3D
public.fotki.com/GindaUP/=3D0A