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Prosaic

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 Invite an Alien to Live With You Day.  The only alien in our life was a friend of Peter's back in 2000.  He traveled all over Pine Road with Peter! Word of the day - prosaic.  Meaning everyday, ordinary.  This was the definition of my day.  A bit of laundry, a bit of cleaning, some raking and cleaning fallen branches. A short nap, some reading and cooking.   The weather - cool, very windy and mostly cloudy.  Rain threatened most of the day but has yet to materialize.  Very unmotivating. Paul accomplished a bit more than I.  He siphoned the old gas (at least 8 years old) out of the boat, changed the oil, installed the new propeller and even had the engine running.  It sounded good!  Hopefully by the time the warm temperatures return, we will be ready to take her out on the lake! And with power in the garage - he had music via bluetooth.  Music makes the work easier! And we are now enjoying internet service via Fidium!...
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Aiguille

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 Today's adventure - kayaking on Flagstaff Lake in Eustis, Maine.  The weather was a bit cool (low 60s) and the sun intermittent, but still a delightful excursion.  Geese, a loon, a blue heron and lots of mountains.                                 Rebecca and Scott with the Horns of Bigelow Mountain in the background.                                                                      Rebecca                                                  Scott and the Canadian Geese family - 11 ducklings! Same lake in 2007:      ...
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Hunter Cove Uplands

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 Today's adventure took us to Hunter Cove.  A favorite snowmobile path, today we hiked almost 2 1/2 miles to the cove.  Beautiful spot.   We also made a quick stop at the Rangeley History Museum in downtown.  We have never stopped in despite walking by it for so many years.  Part of the issue are the hours of operation.  Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4pm during July and August only.  Is it any wonder we have never been inside?                                                       A Rangeley boat hanging from the ceiling.                                              An old photo of Main Street, Rangeley            ...
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Farcical

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 What a beautiful sight first thing in the morning.  While feeding Tallulah this morning, I witnessed this doe was eating her breakfast in the backyard.   The morning flew by as Paul and I completed our stay at Megan and TJs.  One last  horse breakfast, chicken check, and dog walk.  We also had time to pull vines before packing the car and heading to Rangeley.   I cannot remember the last time we traveled north on a Saturday afternoon.  Did we ever?  Traffic was okay.  Weather - intermittent rain.  Still we managed under 6 hours while towing the camper.   And the new garage is filling up fast. Annie and Fenway, like typical siblings, were excited to see each other until they weren't.  Separate couches and blankets.  Perfect Family Day.  Yup - I have one of those! Word of the day - farcical.  Meaning ridiculously funny. I love the sound of the word and the meaning!
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Summer Fun

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  Today's goal - paint the interior of the pool fence.  It was such a cool and beautiful morning, I needed an outside task.  This was perfect.  I started early and finished by noon.  With the sun warming up to the 80s, everything dried fast and looks great. National Peach Ice Cream Day.  We don't have peach but we have peanut butter and strawberry - homemade by Megan and TJ.  Yummy! And apparently July 17 is THE vacation/ have fun day. July 17, 2000: A boat trip to Wallum Lake, Douglas, Ma.                                             Peter, Kevin and Megan July 17, 2007:  A trip to Lake Compounce with 12 kids and only 3 adults.                              Kyle, Trevor, Erin, Kevin, madison, Peter, Harry, Lindsay, Katie, Scott, Meg...
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