First, Let’s Check With the Amish

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We had done a prodigious amount of structural work by the time the third century of the Clark tenure at Comfort Island began in 2000. We had invested eight years in our restoration program, and most of the work didn’t do much to improve the outward appearance aside from the new dock and cement work. Kira was a catalyst in strongly suggesting that it was time to initiate a few projects that would make the place look better.
We painted the porch walls, ceilings, decks and the white trim on the window moldings and railings. Peter replaced the dilapidated lattice that enclosed the areas beneath the porches with pressure-treated wood that he sawed into narrow strips and stained at home. The second story windows were on life support and added to the shabby appearance. I asked Peter, “Can you build new windows?”
He said, “I think we should go see if the Amish can make replacement windows for us instead.”
We removed two of the most decrepit window frames and carefully extracted the wavy, antique glass. Then we covered the vacant window casings with plywood, and loaded the frames into Peter’...

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