The Winter Wind 2008 |
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Island Cottage
As usual I spent what time I could on the island ... mostly working on THE
COTTAGE. This year I finished putting in all the windows and putting
on the nearly infinite amount of shingles ... so the outside is essentially
DONE. Next year I hope to put a storeroom under the bedroom, put in
the composting toilet, and work on the inside. Maybe I will put up
railings on the decks and thereby save some lives. Many many thanks to all that helped.
East side done
South side done
Wonder workers staining endless shingles
Working from staging
Come help with the cottage if you can !
Again the site has a 270 degree view with
great sunrises / sunsets.
Click here to see the view from the deck only if you
have a FAST internet connection pic= 665 KB.
For more info on the cottage work (including thanks to the helpers and
sunrises and sunsets) and the
island ... use these links:
cottage 2008
Island visitor information
Sam
is leading a dogs life: sleeping, going for a walk,
napping, sometimes to the island, sniffing, napping, eating, sleeping
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Sam as a sheepdog when he doesn't get his haircut
Sam wrapped in fleece on the couch (wintertime)
Sam likes the Pellet Stove insert
Sam often watches the flame in the pellet stove. Actually, Paula and I also like the stove flickering away ... even if heating oil isn't at $5 / gallon any more. This pellet stove has been working very well.
Sam burrows to bottom of sleeping bag on cold Autumn morning
Sam went on his first cold weather overnight camping trip and after sleeping out for most of the night decided that the bottom of a sleeping bag was the place to be -- way at the bottom.
Merry
Christmas
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Adventures Most of our adventures were in Maine this year: one winter trip to a backwoods camp at Katahdin Lake near Mount Katahdin, one winter trip to several old sporting camps north of Greenville, a weekend trip to Monhegan Island, and a hiking / boat trip to Greenville / Katahdin areas in the Fall. Cold weather was the motif but we had fun.
There was only one trip by the Katahdin up the full length of Moosehead Lake this year and we took it. Man was it cold that Oct 4 day ... but it was foliage time. We were amongst the few that stayed outside on deck ... most were huddled inside only occasionally peering out of a window. We needed full winter gear.
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Paula
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