Day 2.... 3 Day Weekend

OK, last nite ended with a few hours on the back patio, in front of the chimenia with a cold beer.

This morning... Oatmeal with yogurt.
....and down to the boat.

Tied up in Searsport..... Mrs walked up from the dock to the store to pick up a few things....
Then out back out onto the water........ stopped and ate lunch....
Then we tied up at Fort Point State Park and walk around the beach for a while......
Then back to the marina...

Tired, just watchin TV, and typin.

Day one of a 3 day weekend.

OK, Mrs and I woke early to hear out dog getting ready to puke....... seems she ate a BBQ rib bone last nite....., and it didn't sit well with her........

Two cups of Coffee, a bowl of oatmeal with a sliced apple.........

Trip to the Dump..... I live in the sticks.... we don't have trash pickup...
Trip to the Post Office..... I live in the sticks.... we don't have mail delivery...
Trip to the Hardware Store..... We need new blades for the weed whacker...
Trip to the Supermarket..... We needed food, and beer...
Did some yardwork......
Turkey and swiss for lunch....
Went to the Marina, installed new carpet in boat cabin....
Hung out on boat for a while.
Pasta for dinner

Updates as they happen.

Backyard Sanctuary

We have the smallest house on our block, one of the smallest houses in town, and the property that the house is on is tiny as well... Our little piece of the world, and it's our choice to make it a paradise.

Here is a little tour of our private sanctuary.

....And here is the cast of characters.

The Goddess.

Freed from a piece of driftwood, reaching to the sky. Her head is a stone, captured by the roots of a tree.

Rocky the Rock Man.

Made from the same granite that Fort Knox is made from. Rocky's glasses remind me of my Dad.

The Fountain.

This is the Claw-foot bathtub that was in the house when we got married. A date on one of the fixtures dates the Bathroom to 1929

The Conch.

This began it's life on the ocean floor, made it's way to a butcher shop in Hoboken NJ. My Aunt Cathrine brought it home and used it as a doorstop. When I was very young, and she noticed that I was facinated with it.... she gave it to me.

The Chiminea

This is the second chiminea to grace our yard... The first took the place of a small woodstove that we used in a rental property that we renovated over the winter when it did not have any other heat. After the renovation, we brought the woodstove home and used it in the yard for a year or so. When the cast iron woodstove finally rusted and burned thru, we bought the first chiminea. A few years into the chimineas life, a tree fell on it, and broke it. I was able to repair it, and use it a few more years, untill the cracks spread, multiplied and joined, and it fell to dust. This new chiminea burns nicely and throws a lot of heat. Many a winter night, temp in the 20's, Me, Mrs and the visiting kids sat out huddling, drinking beer, or sipping Sambucca.

Means of Escape

We Launched the boat on Sunday, and since then, I've been down the check bilges twice a day. Bilges still "Dry as Dust".

Boat Launching

In the morning, Mrs and I are going to launch the boat. I spent hours painting the bottom today, and it's read to go.

High tide is 4 AM, Low tide is just after 10, .... I guess we will try to lauch at 8.

Yay!

I Boat, Therefore I am.

Ok, I boat.... In fact... I am currently in the process of getting my Captian's Licence.
....Also, I just had the Big Four Two this weekend......
Well, one of my friends, gave me a most thoughtful and boat related gift.
A Canvas Bucket!

Cool!

What the heck is that a tiny picture of?

It's my gutted upstairs bathroom, with a wall torn down, and a new wall built about 20 inches into a bedroom.