Writing in the woods

I attended a writing workshop in Blue Mountain Lake today. The setting was amazing but the trip there in the snow was not. I crawled and skidded over mountain passes while I watched snowplows pass in the other direction. How’m I doing?

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To the Lighthouse

We are bound for Maine to finish the season at Seguin Island Lighthouse and close up the island and buildings for the winter.  We will take 2 ferries and a dinghy and hope to keep our stuff (and cats) dry.   The bridge above is the new Champlain Bridge built with a design voted on [...]

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Our abridged bridge

The Mabey bridge is here. Or, Mabey, the bridge, is here but it’s the abridged version.  We can walk across the span but there are still some pieces missing and it sits a little funny. Right now it’s steep and a car would probably be airborn heading outbound. On the other hand, the local kids [...]

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After Irene – We’re the lucky ones

We sat comfortably in our dry house during the storm and listened to the wind whistling through the trees.  I thought we might lose power and made dinner early, since we only have a small generator, which couldn’t power the well pump or stove.  The power flickered on and off and was out for about [...]

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Hummingbird nectar turf wars

Sweet small hummingbird Preparing for battle The defense Aerial maneuvers Ruffled feathers

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I may be lazy but the beavers are not

After a wet start, the summer has been beautiful. I’ve enjoyed a few hikes and bicycle rides, not nearly as many as I should but I’m working on this quilt…and working and even got to crew a couple of days on the Friendship Schooner, Whistling Man, with Tim. He got a big kick telling people [...]

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I eat eggs benedict while beavers and fungus eat trees

I didn’t know dragon flies came in bi-plane varieties . I am not sure if he had it before, but Tim’s recent fascination with log construction extends to logs cut and used by beavers. We’ve watched The best dam movie, about beavers, and visited his favorite beaver dam on route 73, more than once. It’s [...]

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Just chillin’

This frog says it all. We found him under our kayaks when we took a trip a few weeks ago. He hung out for a few hours and then was gone. We are enjoying our first summer in our new home and enjoying the local customs. We found several swimming holes and also get to [...]

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Downsizing

After living on the other side of the world for the winter, my life has shrunk. I bought this beautiful, dimunitive pie plate from my friend at the local farmer’s market so Tim and I can maintain our youthful figures. Otherwise we would eat a whole pie in a few days. Now we start with [...]

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Log Cabin, Quilt

The comma belongs there. Today we visited the Adirondack Museum, specifically to look at log cabins and quilts. They have an assortment of buildings on the premises including a cute cabin that is getting its finishing touches after three years. We were checking it out and had a few questions when we found a man [...]

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