By Will Tuell

In the ideal world, kids turn in their homework early, road crews finish major reconstruction projects ahead of schedule, and you’re able to move into a new home before you have to move out of the old one. But that isn’t always the case, as Mason’s Downeast announced last week on social media that their renovation of the former Bluebird Ranch Family Restaurant in Machias would not be ready for a Saint Patrick’s Day relaunch as the popular brewpub had once hoped.