Best Life

                                                           Megan, Scott, Kevin and Cheyenne May 25, 2007 the weather was warm enough to wear shorts and dry enough to hike Bald Mountain.  How can this have been 19 years ago!  19!!  So much rain today our driveway turned into a lake and the construuction site was pure mud.  We kept the fire going to keep the dampness and chill away and settled in for a day off.   Word of the day - snerdle.  To wrap up cozily beneath the covers and hold off the day for a little longer, savoring warmth, comfort and the slow moments before stepping into the world.    Totally what we did this morning (and early afternoon!) while watching a couple movies. The rain eventually took a break and we managed a bit of work.  Paul completed the ma...

Happy Birthday Peter!  So many memories!  Beaches, boating, circus, museums and of course Maine.  One of my favorite stories - when we snowmobiled up Bald Mountain and I "broke" your arm.  Riding up between the rocks and snow and trying to stay on the trail we wound up tipping onto the side of the sled.  Since we were last in line, no one noticed.  We quickly righted the sled and continued on our way.  No one would have realized (I was always lagging behind taking pictures) but for Peter who decided to tell everyone that his arm "broke" when we "crashed".  Glad it healed before we arrived home! Today Paul and Scott continued to make huge progress on the garage building.  After completing the spray painting, the far wall went up.                                                       ...

 World Turtle Day.  I love these prehistoric creatures that cannot be rushed and thrive by moving at a leisurely pace.  This guy was at Mystic Aquarium.  We were lucky enough to see many while sailing including a very large (his head was the size of a basketball) guy floating in the Gulf Stream.  Super cool!  My bucket list includes watching hatchlings hatch and head for the ocean.   Today's word of the day - expedite.  Cause to happen faster.  Totally appropriate since Scott arrived last night (really early this morning) to help with the garage build.   Cutting the panels to tuck around the windows and the garage door - tedious. And the front is complete!  Having an additional ladder and another pair of hands (that can measure and cut and think like a carpenter) definitely accelerated the process. While they worked the front wall, I spray painted some of the remaining beams, worked on smoothing the surrounding landscape a...

  Today - very bright and sunny and COLD!  We awoke to find frost on the car and grass.  A low of 30 meant an extra quilt on the bed and a fire in the wood stove.  Thankfully the wind was minimal so by mid afternoon with temps in the low 60s, the sun actually felt warm enough for shorts.  (Very short time!)                                                  The man door is in place though not secure since we need shims (Scott is arriving tonight with them).  But the trim is all in place.                                  The garage door has been trimmed after  painfully leveling everything. Paul carefully cut all the metal trim pieces since ther are no spares.  Measure twice, three times maybe four before cutting! ...

 Happy Birthday Isis!  Love your smile.  Love that you have us eating tofu.  Love your patience with our comings and goings.  Love that you make Kevin happy.  So glad you have become a part of the family! Today's weather cooler (low 30s this morning) but sunny with little wind and no precipitation.  After painting for a few hours until we ran out of paint (again) Paul began tackling the window installation.  Of course nothing was level and took some manipulation to rectify.  But they look good! Poor Fenway wound up with little attention today.  But we found his tennis ball and we tired him out before dinner.                                                                 He is asleep under there! Word of the day - kafkaesque.  Meaning absurdly co...

  The trees are finally blooming up here!  We made a quick trip to Farmington this morning for more spray paint and fresh veggies. I managed to paint two additional steel posts before the wind decided to kick up and send more paint onto me then the post.   Paul finally changed out the regular tires and the snow tires are stored for another year.  Laundry dried fast in the warm "breeze".   With the high winds we did not even attempt to hang more panels.  They are unwieldy without wind so we will wait.  The windows are open and hopefully can stay open all night again.  On this date in 2015:  Maddy on her mom's memorial bench at Sand Hill Cove. On this date 2022:  Lisa and I are hanging out in Hudson, Florida enjoying the sun and the water! Word of the day - crepuscule.  Meaning the soft light or time just after sunset or before sunrise. The Chesapeake Bay in October 2021 demonstrated a very peaceful crepuscule.