April/May 2021 Island Trip – Day 9
Today was good. After sleeping in, and then indulgently reading in bed for an hour, I decided to tackle the metal scrap pile. Everything I could safely extract is now in the truck. There’s a whole lot left, some fencing wrapped around fence posts that will likely find their way to a burn pile this […]
2021 April/May Island Trip – Day 8
Our alarm summoned us at 4:45 this morning in order to get my DH to the red-eye ferry. I stayed in bed, dozing, until he said, “T-minus 8-minutes.” The ferry was loading cars when we arrived. That meant he would walk on after cars loaded. They let walk-on passengers load before and after vehicles. I […]
April/May Island Trip – Day 7
The day started with a true farmer’s breakfast. We learned how to cook bacon in the toaster oven (thank you Google). Stella’s stove top has three burners, only one of which has temp control… the other are all or nothing. Our 1967 Airstream’s original stove offers endless temperature settings on all its burners… We got […]
2021 April/May Island Trip – Day 6
Today was lovely, and when the sun came out full bore, it was hot. Like, May decided to get serious. I spent the day enjoying: Planting three lavenders, a lambs ear and a deer fern. Cleaning up dead wood, generally, as I exited the woods after planting the deer fern by the creek. Mainly knocking […]
2021 April/May Island Trip – Day 5
Every dump run I make here hold a mix of triumph and guilt. Tossing an unusable wheel (rotting metal) with a dead tire (also rotting) on it is easy. Same with the worlds first ever printer. The Formica… I’m sure dad was outraged to see that go, hence the feelings of guilt. He can’t ground […]
2021 April/May Island Trip – Day 4
An amazing thing about living on a large piece of property (at least it feels that way to me!) is the vistas it offers. The word ‘subdivision’ takes on a whole new meaning when the smallest parcel is 2.5 acres. While our home here (Stella) is wee, her vistas are vast. Now that’s it’s not […]
2021 April/May Island Trip – Day 3
I took pictures of all the old tractor accessories and posted them yesterday on our Island social media pages, for free. There’s been quite a lot of interest, and indeed one fellow, who reminds me of my dad in some ways, wants about half of it! He took two items and will return for more. […]
2021 April/May Island Trip – Day 2
I’m starting each day by working on quilt blocks for a class I’m taking. Taking time at the beginning of the day is a must because after heading out to work, there’s no way I’m going to stop for 1.5 hours and take this time for myself. It’s a very soothing way to enter the […]
2021 April/May Island Trip – Day 1
OK, I’m goin to start with the finish! Dinner. If you have access to Trader Joe’s, they have “Cauliflower Thins.” These are touted as a bread substitute. Make yourself little pizzas on them!! My dinner (and tomorrow’s lunch) have a pesto base, some leftover chicken breast, sliced cherry tomato, and a little Parmesan. 20 minutes […]
T-Minus 17-Hours
At this point on all of my Island trips, since mom went into care, I was cloaked in anxiety. At first it was an irrational little-girl background buzz of getting caught (I still have dreams that my parents discover I’ve rented out their house!), and after mom’s death I think it was the overarching stress […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 