365 days later...

We made it a year.
We didn't make it the way we expected or hoped ...
We've had our ups and downs, and I hope to share what the year has brought us.

I'm currently feeling beat up by the world - so I've been a little out of touch - I'll be back when I get this life under control.

The light at Pemaquid Point

I had never seen the actual lamp in a lighthouse.

Pemaquid Point Light house

Today I visited the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse - built in 1835http://lighthouse.cc/pemaquid/

I searched for several others, but with only GPS coordinates - I never found them.

I was able to walk up to the top of this working lighthouse, the light keeper made a good point. These really are America's history - "Their our Castles".

Portland, Maine

I arrived in Portland Maine yesterday.

I loved Maine when I was here 7 years ago. It's so much like Seattle (though I've only been here in the spring).

I am here for work, but hope to get a bit of lighthouse viewing in.

I was so happy when it was raining and 55 degrees ALL DAY. I did not see the sun - it was so Seattle-like, I loved it.

Oh this was a grand idea ... Someone didn't think this one through

So we've been planting lot's of trees...
When I decided to have a fence put in, I wanted it on the property lines - and in line with the house.
I worked diligently to have the power lines marked, the back cleared, and GPS locations of the property line - but somehow I didn't envision the trees.
UNTIL - I had to mow this week. I've just added an hour of push mowing to the areas by the fence where I can no longer get the tractor through!
Hope the gas guy can get to the propane tank....

Think I can eat these??

Anyone got a guess as to what these are? They look like little blackberry's - but they are growing on a really big tree, actually I have several big trees of them.

Fencing in "Cujo the Bird Slayer"

We've been wanting a fence from the begining, but fnally could afford it.
It will be stained in mid-July.

Ripley wasn't thrilled at first - especially since there was chicken in HIS yard, on the other side. I'm glad I spent 5K, to save a 5 dollar chicken.

10 inch grass -vs- 110 degree heat index!

OH MY GOSH....
I feel like I am living on the service of the sun! For 4 days now we've had 100 degree weather, with awful humidity. IT'S JUNE!!
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There's been a heat advisory - which means people aren't supposed to be outside! Yet my husband from the other side of the sun tells me in the new pictures of the fence he can tell the yard needs mowed!
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He tells me that if I don't get out in it, I'll never get used to the heat. Ahhhhhh - I don't want to get used to it!
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YOU MUST BE KIDDING - it's too hot to mow! After all, the authorities are telling me not to go outside ... who am I do disobey the authorities?
Tonight at 10pm I was out mowing. It will only take me all week....

Save the Cow

What are the odds that 1/2 a cow would be delivered the same day that we lose power?

In February I ordered 1/2 a cow - I knew that it was going to be delivered on Wednesday, however Wednesday morning our power went out (wind storm). It was out for 2 days while the temps were in the 90's!
With no power to keep our meat frozen I had to deal with finding ice, and cleaning up the water that was no longer ice. The thought of loosing 500 pounds of beef was quite stressful, but we did save the meat, and managed to keep it all frozen over the two days.

When you live on a well and you don't have electricity - you also don't have water!

Going home doesn't mean "to Seattle"

I was in Cleveland for the day on Tuesday.

When I got to the airport to come home, the ticket agent asked me "Where are you heading?" I said "Seattle".

She asked... "Are you sure?"

I looked at her confused and said "Oh, no DC-Dulles".

I was on auto-pilot and was only thinking "I'm going home". Only one time in my life has "going home" from an airport not meant Seattle, okay make that two now.