Tueday
June 9, 2015
55
degrees w/16 mph winds
Day 26
Still
hazy outside, moist winds and then later fog covering the island.
I slept
in….8:15. I’m telling you Texans that
the sun is brighter up here in Maine and it wants you to get up much earlier
too.
Breakfast
of pancakes…yes, again! And sausage!
I worked
on some house cleaning, rearranging, etc…
Larry
worked on cutting shelves for the guest quarters closets. He finished my spice rack….which I have
written on the bottom…In Honor of my mother, Judy Beth Pittman
Howard, for the
many meals she prepared in this kitchen in 1960-61.
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| Spice Rack in Honor of my momma |
Ethan
called….the weather isn’t going to allow us off the island tomorrow, maybe not
Thursday, but Friday for sure.
That’s
ok….love being here and we aren’t hurting for anything, well except a pedicure
maybe.
Lunch….4
cheese grilled cheese sandwiches! Oh so good!
I tried to make “crack” from a Trisha Underwood recipe…saltine crackers,
covered with a caramel toffee mixture then covered with chocolate chips.
Guessing the weather is too moist…yep, that
has to be the reason they didn’t turn out.
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| "Crack" and a crockpot of Pork butt |
Historical
Fact
1796, March…Seguin’s first keeper was Major
John Polereczy, appointed for $200.oo per year.
He was a Hungarian Hussar and Count, his family had been Hungarian nobility
as far back as 1613. He was born in
France and fought with French troops during the American Revolution.
He
settled in Dresden, Maine after he resigned his commission, and he served for
25 yrs as town clerk, before and after his time on Seguin. In October 1795, he wrote to Benjamin Lincoln
to express his desire for the keepers position “for the better support” of his
family. “I am willing to sacrifice the
pleasures of society,” he wrote.
1796,
May…He wrote to Benjamin Lincoln to request a raise in pay…denied.
1796,
November…He again requested a raise in his salary to $300.00. “I have but one cow here for my family”. The raise was again denied. He served eight years as keeper.
My
History
Kenneth
Duke, Russell Wilson and my dad, Ronald Howard who were all stationed here at
Seguin in 1960-61 decided to shave their hair….totally bald! They were almost court marshaled for
that. Their hair was government property
and they had no right to do it. Lots of
paperwork had to filled out.
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| Front of house with thicker fog |
Well I
didn’t take many photo’s today because there isn’t anything to take a photo
of.
So I took some to show you what you
can’t see, but FOG…yep, more fog and a little more fog over there….the fog horn
goes off, but it is so gentle that you can hardly know that it is
sounding.
Still guessing it that the
sound carries over the water.
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| Front of house with fog, can see a little of pebble beach below |
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| Outside the back of the house...this is usually where you see those fabulous sunsets....not tonight...Fog! |
