Saturday
May 30, 2015
56
degrees w/6 mph winds….foggy and wet outside!
Day 16
It was
too wet to mow or be outside, so we did inside work of cleaning. Love seeing a man with a broom! I worked on doing a little stitch repair to our flag. When the sun came out Larry raised the flag. I scrubbed the kitchen floor and after
letting the rugs hang on the clothes line, then chasing them around the island,
I made a few repairs to a handmade one and back on the floor they went. Larry put some felt around the screen doors to
both front doors…wow, didn’t realize the screens were slamming so bad.
We
received some CD’s from our daughter-in -law, Sherri in the mail yesterday, so
we are listening to one of our favorites….Wade Hawthorne! Yes we are singing with him! {It’s my island I can sing if I want too}
The sun
has finally come out and it is beautiful, the wind has picked up some, 22 mph, but
beautiful!
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| Larry raising the flag |
A group
of five, Rebecca and her soon to be husband, David came ashore to take a look
over the island to “plan” for their wedding day on June 20th. Not sure how long it has been, but David had
come by kayak and brought a giant wooden heart and hung it from the tower and then
brought Rebecca out later…and purposed…guess she said yes! So they wanted to
make Seguin the place they said their vows, rain or shine….I’m praying for
sunshine!
Larry mowed a little around the top of the island.
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| Larry mowing....look at that view! |
I’ve
found that at the end of the day, I go to download my photo’s to my computer
and think…oh no, I didn’t take hardly any photo’s…then the computer says I have
over a hundred….wow, I didn’t even realize I took that many. Now I have to figure out which ones to
share…talk about tough decisions.
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| bottom of steps that I'm leveling...just a few more to go |
Historical
Facts
Trip to
the top of the island…Originally oxen and mules were used to bring supplies to
the top. In 1895 a tramway system was
installed for the quarter mile climb. 1006’ with 2 iron rails, similar to a
railroad track, it carried a flat 4’ x 6’ cart.
Its primary use was to haul coal to feed the fog signals steam engine. 1926 – 1930 condemned as unsafe and new one
built. A new one is needed now, but it’s
about $600,000.00. Did I mention this is
a wonderful group of volunteers who depend on donations to keep this beautiful
historic place going!! With that said, check out www.seguinisland.org for Friends of Seguin
Island Lighthouse also known as F.O.S.I.L.
My
History
While
coming ashore yesterday, the top of the island was covered in fog. Wish I had my camera. Momma said that there was a time when the
girls, (wives of the keepers), looked out and saw fog everywhere. They ran to the fog horn and turned it
on. After a few minutes the men, who had
been working down below came running up….out of breath, asking what was
wrong? Come to find out it was only
foggy on top of the island and nowhere else.
I got to witness that, and have to get you a photo!
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I brought this from Texas,
I was hoping to use it in the gift shop,
but its in our hallway now...
it's got kind of a seaweed look to it,
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder |
Yes there
was a Friday May 29, 2015….Day 15
It was
our “go ashore” day! So much todo…in
what feels like so little time. I’ve got
the day routed out on paper, so we won’t forget anything we need. It almost feels like we are a treasure hunt,
we are constantly looking at the “map” aka my list.
Captain
Ethan came for us on the guppy and we got to meet his lovely bride
Lindsay. Our puppy, Bandit, got to go
with us since we would be in town all day and no one would be on the
island.
On the
road to Bath, we stopped at Winnegance café/general store to have breakfast. We met some of the nicest people, Sean is the
owner. While waiting for our breakfast I
saw behind the glass a tub of little green coils, “fiddle heads”. I asked what they were and how they are
cooked. Within a few seconds here comes
the cook out and gets us some to try.
She sautéed them with some garlic, they were pretty good. They are only available for about two weeks a
year. They are the beginning buds of a
type of fern before they spring open to the big long leaf. So with breakfast checked off the list….yes
it was really on the list…now to the Friends of Seguin office…Catherine came in
special for us since we couldn’t come off the island till today, Friday,
instead of the normal Wednesday. Picked
up more merchandise for the gift shop, a new flag, fix-a-flat stuff, and some
other items needed to keep the island running.
Bandit and I stayed at the laundrymat while Larry ran to the hardware
store, Rodgers. I’m wanting to restain
the front porch’s. We have only a couple
of colors that can be used on any of the buildings, they have to be Coast Guard
approved. Check and check…now to the Walgreens
and Dollar store, then to Staples to get a computer cord. Ck, ck and ck!! Groceries then back to Fort Popham to try to
eat a bite at Spinneys, then load everything and back to the island. It’s making me tired just typing this…sure do
wish the tram was working! We went to
bed early!
