Report from Connemara North - July 27th, 2011

On Monday night, I went out to the dock to fish with worms and my not too dependable rod as a spare. I was having no luck when I saw movement over on Voyer’s dock. I moved over there and on the second cast (something had taken worm on first cast) a good size small mouth bass grabbed hold and I got it on the line long enough for a photo (see above).

It has been raining off and on so we are pretty much trying to get caught up on paperwork and stuff. We did take time to go out to lunch at Friendly’s yesterday for fried clams, a real treat!!!!!

Today we are hoping it clears enough to start painting area at entrance where we had floor repaired where the leaks has rotted the wood. And we have to scrape and paint the outside wall where the gas tanks had been located for years. We switched to electric this summer and the tanks were removed Friday afternoon. Seems strange without the tanks but it is a delight to be able to bake again. I never could figure how to regulate the gas stove which I had not used in 10 years. The kids are happy the gas stove is history since one or more were reluctant to cook on it. One daughter had some issues with it long ago.

It rained hard during the night so I won’t have to water the flowers. My black-eyed susan plant finally bloomed with one flower yesterday. Hope this one survives. It’s the third one I have planted. This one is in full sun most of day when it is clear and seems to be happy.

We have had fun with the family of ducks who have come right up to the porch door each morning and evening this week asking for food. They come right up almost to our feet to catch the bread crumbs we have. They are fussy and would not eat cheese crackers or cheerios so we had to finish the hotdog rolls today for breakfast for them. The chipmunks continue to beg for peanuts but are getting competition from two gray squirrels that are fighting them for food.

Have to get down one of these hours to empty water from boat again. Maybe later when I go fishing. Need some kind of pumping system because this new boat is not easy to drain the water after a heavy rain. Can’t get under the front or back seats to collect the water.

Time to get to work. But not before I again thank Mom and Dad Connor for finding and preserving this camp so that all of us and hopefully many more generations can enjoy God’s special gifts of beauty, wildlife, and serenity in a place called Connemara North. Thank you God for Maine Camp and all your many blessings for all of us.


-Grandma/Aunt Joan