Home made bagels. This is my third lifetime batch and I am finally getting the hang of it. They are probably a touch better than frozen bagels.
Even more exciting, today I filleted a fish. We have contractors working with us and on their commute to the island, they caught a big bluefish. I asked for a demo and then did it. The yard looked like a crime scene when I was done. I think that’s my bluefish quota for the year.
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When sunset comes along, I usually grab my camera (which I haven’t had for a month while the Geed Squad plays with it) and snap a few shots.
The other night I took a few pictures outside with my phone. When the colors changed, I was too lazy to leave my chair. I shot this view from the comfort of the living room.
Here is our personal outdoor solar shower. It does the trick and feels great after a day of mowing the lawn. No manicure because manual labor does a number on my nails.
We cut each other’s hair and are looking quite spiff for a night on the town.
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Really. From scratch. They didn’t have them at the local bodega and I decided to give it a try. Yummm.
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These looked like smoke over the water. We’ve had beautiful, windy weather the past few days and have managed to stay cool. Today may be another story. It will be a good day for swimming and drinking sumac ade.
We can confirm that the foghorn works. It has been on the past two nights. Luckily, I still find the sound soothing. Sometimes we haven’t seen past our shore. When it’s not foggy, it’s windy. It’s hard to have both at the same time.
We’ve been enjoying family visits. Chelsea was here and we chilled on the island and Cooper and Elizabeth were just here and showed us the town. We toured Salem a bit and made it to the Sam Adams brewery. Maybe it wasn’t foggy after all.
The coal tanker left Salem Sound this morning. I got to watch it head to the harbor entrance and let the pilot off. He walks down the ladder that is at an angle and then climbs down a vertical ladder to the waiting boat while they are both traveling at about 5-10 knots. Nice maneuver. The Harbormaster hovers nearby in the event of a mishap.
Tim and I drove to the Adirondacks yesterday to check on the house. I’m happy to report there is no drought and the flowers and weeds are growing like weeds. We haven’t been there for a summer yet so I was happy to see these flowers in the bed near the hot tub. We did some preventative maintenance but things were in good order. We slept on the futon on the screened porch. I heard coyotes and saw the sun rise over Otis Mountain. Very nice. Plus it was really nice to sleep under the quilt I made this spring.
We were happy to be home and then happy to be back on the island.
The air is dry and crisp and the wind has been gusty all day. I should have done laundry. Tim was working on the roof and the ladder blew down. Talk about power. I could have entitled this, Tim’s on the roof and I can’t get him down.
Geek squad let me down. I got my camera back but it still doesn’t work. Another blog from the phone.
Island and North Country Life 