August I 2023 Island Trip – Day 5
We picked up compost for the perennial garden this morning, starting at the quarry just minutes from the property. No one was there. The office was unlocked with a key in the door. I knocked, opened the door and said, “Hello?”. Welcome to the Island! We marveled at the place. They dig rock right out […]
August I 2023 Island Trip – Days 3 & 4
Day 3: After much testing of the water system, including drawing water, directly from the wall, and through the supply pipe to the house, as it was being backwashed, and testing the flow rate in the house, my AN suddenly said, “Let’s change the filter on the well.“ The pressure problems suddenly went away! To […]
August I 2023 Island Trip – Day 2
This is a copy and paste of my letter to Tim this evening. It kinda covers the details in a broad way. The only thing not mentioned is a trip to town for iced tea, groceries, and then dinner with my tenants. Hi Dear, I’m here. Spent the last day and a half working my […]
August I 2023 Island Trip – Day 1
I arrived at the property around 2 this afternoon. It was 2:45 by the time the truck was empty, food put away, and awnings deployed on Stella. She was 89º went I walked in and is now a very pleasant 71º at 9:30 in the evening. Trolling through the NW corner of the upper barn […]
Continued Plumbing Struggles
I’ve mentioned, in daily Island trip posts, the grumpy water heater, and having it serviced. It’s a complicated problem with at least two causes. Because I need to write this up anyways, I’m going to do it here! If plumbing forensics isn’t your thing, swipe left… When we moved to the Island, the house’s water […]
Keys
I have almost gotten through one bag of extraneous keys left behind by my parents. There are two bags. When last on the Island I was able to let go of a set of three keys, from the other bag, labeled “Deb’s Apt.” It’s far more complicated than one might think, when confronted with endless […]
Back and Forth
As shared, I spent 6-nights on the Island, one night on the Mainland, then 5-nights at the beach. Now I’m back at our mainland property for 6-nights, and then back to the Island for as many as 6-nights. Returning here for the Renaissance Faire and 5-nights, then back to the Island for a week and […]
Off Site
This is the second time we’ve stayed off site while visiting the beach. There were a progression of things that lead us to making the decision, the first being, suddenly, having our trailer spot moved right next to a porta potty at the side of the main entrance to the property. It wasn’t so much […]
Turn Around Island:Beach
Monday’s exit from the Island was, as usual, unremarkable. What was a tad intense was getting back to the mainland, unpacking all the things, doing laundry, repacking all the relevant things, watering chickens, plants, and the cat, and heading out less than 24-hours later. Of the four errands I ran before heading south, one was […]
July 2023 Island Trip – Day 6
Going under the house this morning wasn’t my favorite thing to do, but I was able to locate where the waterline exits through the foundation and then likely heads to the lower barn. Next is to draw a sketch for my AN and send him my findings, complete with some sketchy photos taken in the […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 