I had some free time today so I decided to add an addition to the place.



Like it? OK. It's not Domek, it's a house 4 doors down. I took this photo for Stephen Serwin who once lived in the house.

Construction on the above house was started about the same time as ours. The original owners were Chuck and Pat, school teachers from Milwaukee area. They sold the place a while ago.

I have to share a story. When my Dad started building we used to drive up on weekends and vacation to work on the house. I think it was 1968 when the foundation was completed and my Dad started construction. We used to sleep in the car.

One weekend; me, my Brother, my Dad, my Future Brother-in-law (Bob) and his friend Al went up to work. I remember this day because it was when all the lumber arrived.

The Serwin's were staying at a rental house in Town while their place was being built. For some reason my Brother Larry stayed with them that night. And for some reason Chuck loaned Bob his car. I remember there was lightening in the distant skies that night.

My Dad had a 1966 Chevy Impala. Chuck has a 1967 Chevy Impala. Me an d my Dad went back to the lans to go to sleep that night. I slept in the back seat, my Dad slept in the front seat (bucket seats with a console).

I remember one time during the night my Dad got out of the car. But I sleep like a log. I was woken up in the morning by sound of a chain saw. When I looked out of teh car window. There was a big Birch tree laying next to the car. I looked behind the car, Bob was parked behind up in Chuck's car. The tree missed Chuck's car by inches.

Apparently a Tornado went through that night. There was a lot of wind and lightening. Lightening hit the Birch tree, which was about 5 from where I was sleeping. And may dad was up all night trying to keep his lumber from blowing away.

Funning thing about this. I remember exactly how the sky looked with the lightening off in the distance that night. So now everything time I see lightening like that, I remember that storm.

Joe