Nothing like sitting on the porch in Maine with rain on the roof… so long as the roof doesn’t leak.
We now have one leak left.. we hope that is all. However it is making other problems even though it is a small leak. It is at the main door on the side of the camp where the continuous leak since last Fall has compromised the floor boards at the entrance. Fun and games needed again……………don’t know how to fix it just yet.
We moved the fire circle away from the house although not as far as I hoped. No place on second level to move it so it still is on the terrace but closer to the steps to the lake.
I have taken time each night to fish some. I continue to catch the small (6 to 8 inch) bass and tonight I hooked a very large and active bass which jumped twice and twisted and pulled and finally kicked out the lure before I could bring it to the dock. I could see the fish and it looked bigger than the catch last week. Guess someone else will get that one eventually. There is a lot of fish in the cove and lots of fishermen come in at night to get them.
Last night a single fisherman in a bass boat said he had five catches this week. But not in the cove. I didn’t tell him I did.
We are in process of framing some of the fish drawings which had been in the loft. Having trouble figuring how to make the frames secure. Lowell will work on the project tomorrow while I begin to paint the ceiling in the kitchen. I also wanted to paint the bathroom but don’t know. We plan to leave Thursday to be home for holiday weekend. Will probably be a quiet weekend since Katie and Peter and kids will be in Minnesota and Linda and Bill and all are going to picnic at Andrew’s fiancee house. Not sure what Mat and Kim’s plans are.
It has rained more days than not during this stay but the place is still so peaceful and relaxing. Even with all the work we have here.
The storm on Sunday knocked out power for almost two hours . We collected flashlights and the hurricane lamps but the power came back on around 6 p.m. and so did the sun.
The roof over the kitchen did not leak thanks to Mat’s work with the tar. So far so good.
Ah, the loons are in the cove and the chimes on the terrace are playing softly in the wind. It has begun to rain again. Dear me, I will have to bail out the boat again. With all the rain the first two weeks, I was afraid the boat would sink but it held up until I bailed out the water yesterday. It took two hours to get all but a very small puddle near the motor hitch.
Guess I should sign off and get ready for bed. We have a busy day tomorrow. We are hoping to go to Bar Harbor Monday into Tuesday so we have multi chores to get done before we leave.
Love and God bless everyone.
Joan… and Lowell…
June 24, 2010
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