Monday
June 1, 2015
46
degrees w/24 mph winds…cloudy and raining
Had my
heart set on doing a few outdoor projects…but those days will be here soon
enough. The rain is coming down a little harder today than yesterday.
Cereal
with granola, banana, nuts and crasins….first cold breakfast since we’ve been
here, but it was good.
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| View coming up the hill from the Whistle house |
Listening
to the weather channel…we’ve already gotten good at knowing if we will be able
to get off the island by Wednesday. Seas
have to be below four feet so that Ethan can come get us safely.
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| Foggy, raining, and windy |
It only
got colder and the winds got stronger.
Watched a couple of geese fly around in circles in front of the island. Usually its just sea gulls flying everywhere. The ocean waves are coming high and strong to
the island from the east. This is the
first time we have seen this, normally they come in from the south. I’ve tried to take photos of these massive waves,
but pictures just don’t do it justice.
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| Larry working on the museum sign |
We went
to the Whistle House/Fog Horn building/man cave….anyway, this is where the
tools, wood, nails, and more is kept. We
went there to work on some signs since the weather wasn’t going to allow us to
do much outside. I worked on the “population”
sign. This is just to get our name on
the island for the visitors, etc… We
also worked on the “Museum” sign. Needed
to replace the rope and redo the lettering.
Larry is also working on another shelf for the kitchen and I also asked
for a spice rack to add to his list of things to do.
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| View from the Whistle house |
This was
a good day to read or take a nap or both.
Historical
Fact
1813-
Sept 5 The Battle of the Boxer and the Enterprise took place in the waters
surrounding Seguin.
The dominant Royal Navy
engaged the developing US Navy in many battles during the war, but this battle
embodied a level of honor and respect not seen in modern warfare. Capt William Burrows of the USS Enterprise
and Capt Samuel Blyth of the HMS Boxer were both struck down early in the
fighting and neither survived this legendary battle. After a grueling exchange, the Boxer
capitulated and the Enterprise towed her prize into the Port of Portland.
The City of Portland paid
its respects not only to the both of the fallen Captains, with a joint funeral
procession through the city, culminating with a side-by-side burial in Portland’s
Eastern Cemetery. The event was
immortalization in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem My Lost Youth. (http://www.mainehistory.org/programs_1812)
My
History
There
were three families living her on Seguin in 1960-61. Only one family was allowed to be off the
island at a time, or the ladies could all be off the island at a time.
There was
always one of these men “on duty” at all time.
During the evenings, the different families would take turns staying up
with the one on duty. They usually would
play card till late. Mom and dad were
pretty good at cards. Momma said that
they both would usually know how to continue to play from the first set of
cards played. One of the other teams
would yell at each other…things like, “how come they can do it” and “why didn’t
you see that coming”.
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| My little kitchen |
I went to
check out the sunset, but we were so fogged in there
wasn’t even a ray of light. Not sure
what tomorrow holds.
