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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Not really summer

Summer is officially here according to the calendar-yes!  School is out for most everyone in New Hampshire, the swimming pools are open (but really cold), baseball is into the playoffs, and the highways are busy with families heading into the White Mountains.  Me, I am at Camp Merrowvista-check out the web site-getting the wood shop ready, preparing some projects and ready for 300 young people to arrive on Sunday!

Part of the Kiley family flies to France on Saturday for an early start on the vacation to Italy that happens in a week.  The oldest grandson has more miles on his passport than we do!  They are excited although trying to get in as many days as possible with life long camp friends, who will be gone when they return.  It is amazing how much the whole "family thing" has changed since I started doing this summer job!  Used to fish every evening some place, go to town and hang out or just sit on the farm house porch and watch the world go by-now, there are base ball games to watch, video games to play with the grandkids or just throwing a ball around..fishing-not yet!

Will get some pictures up of projects we have going in the shop plus some pictures just of the shop-wish it was across the street from where I live!  But all is good.

Remember, if you are on the water to keep a tight line or if you are in the shop to measure twice and cut once!  peace to all.

 

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Summer

The heat seems to have come earlier this year than I remember, or at least for New Hampshire, usually this is Missouri heat and humidity.  We try to tell ourselves that the humidity is different but the AC runs just the same!  I have completed my first school year of retirement-on a scale of 1-10 probably a 6 but with new hip closer to 9!  I have two shore birds for sale on Etsy, many lookers but so far no takers.  Have already been in the local swimming pool, been on a bike ride and walking 2-3 miles per day with the wife, plus rehab so am losing some weight.  Been doing some carving under the daughter's apple tree-much fun as every 15 minutes have to throw the ball for the dog!

But this all got interrupted by  mom getting pneumonia and winding up in the hospital for 4 days; but as she usually does is making a rapid recovery and getting back to finishing up some quilts.  Since she has come back home, I have started work at Camp Merrowvista for the Wolfeboro daughter; getting the shop ready for campers making benches, bird houses and boxes.  Part of my "duties" include transporting the boys to various games and events-of course Sam the oldest, seems to be needing my services less and less!!  The whole environment at camp is so different than the "real" world, no bullying, no cliches, no posturing, honest communication-when I think of creating an educational system that values young people, this should be the model to follow. OK no more soap boxes!

Don't have pictures to post as not on the home computer but I promise will get some up soon showing where I spend some of my summer.  So until next time, measure twice, cut once and also remember to keep at tight line!
Peace