The Winter Wind 2012 |
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Island Cottage
Progress is still being made ... albeit at a slower pace. I am
afraid that may be due to encroaching age. But I am just glad for any
progress at this point. At least it gives me an excuse for being out
there ... mostly to appreciate Mother Nature's eternal show. As usual
the best times are dawn and sunset. With sunset comes the gradual
delicate emergence of the star filled skies (for those that notice) ... just lovely.
This year I finished the installation of the composting toilet, including
the room under the shed to hold it, and sanded and sanded and polyurethaned
and polyurethaned the bedroom section of the cottage.
Many
thanks to those that helped with island projects.
The newly sanded and polyurethaned bedroom ... as enjoyed by Sam
October
The view from the bed ... October
The composting toilet's CPU (Central Processing Unit ... though not quite the same
thing as your computer's CPU).
Click here to see the 270
degree view from the cottage deck
For more info on the cottage work (including thanks to the helpers) ... use these links:
cottage 2012
Island visitor information
Visitors
We had a few visitors from away ... some are shown here (for
the others ..sorry I didn't get your picture ... I will next time):
The Halls (I worked with Jim on the right) ... August
The parents-in-law spoke only Chinese ... but got along fine.
Margie (foster sister) and Paula at Holbrook's in Cundy's Harbor ... June
Paula's nephew Mike and wife Amy and Paula with newborn Quinn (not
Paula's newborn) ... September
Steve Redux
Steve's 50th high school reunion is next year. So in a fit of nostalgia (it wasn't so bad ... and it is remarkable that all started out together at the same age before they scattered to the winds ...) and as a result of a random email ... I tried to encourage other High School classmates (or perhaps their grandkids) to try to put together a little web page of what they have been doing for the last 50 years. I know "it is hard to teach old dogs new tricks" but I am trying. Anyways here are some memories past:
Steve in his prime:
Captain of the university Karate Team.
~ 1970
Here on a make believe trip to Tahiti (while remaining in my apartment
in NYC) ... this mode of "travel" was necessitated by being
an impoverished graduate student.
On the side I was a cabbie in the city and got a PhD in Theoretical
Physics.
50
years in short
Slide
version
High School Class Web
Page
Merry
Christmas
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Adventures Paula
did all the traveling this year. And as a result I mostly spent
time around the house and island (for me an enjoyable default option). We
did do some hikes such as to Acadia in Bar Harbor, Maine.
The Good Bed Paula has been looking for a platform storage bed ... needing to put those 28 sweaters that are seldom used somewhere ... So we talked to our favorite furniture / cabinet maker, Dave ... and he made the below bed and bed stands. Done with a simple efficient design in maple with a natural finish. An admirable job! And now ... no dustballs under the bed!
Green Steve Some of you may know my dedication to the Green movement ... as
demonstrated by my wandering around in public with a wardrobe most
would have consigned to the rubbish heap long ago (note the initial picture
at the top of this Winter Wind). These old clothes are just
comfortable and if I can get a few more weeks use out of them ... so
much the better ... and besides, with my interminable projects I am
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Paula has again been visiting family a lot this year. Her hip replacement operation
last year was a success and recovery is complete.
Paula's 2nd Job Paula was selected for a 3 week all expenses paid
position as a "Nanny" ...
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