Rutherford Island, South Bristol, Maine

The Summer of Many Visits

The past few years have been challenging getting enough time in Maine. I still think there is never enough time but this year I have been able to get to Maine almost once a month. A real treat and closer to what I would like to experience every year! Friends and family have used the house more this year as well. The big home improvement was the new built-in bookcase and refinishing the living room floors. Thank you, Jeff for all your hard work. It was a much larger job than any of us expected but it looks fabulous!

First step, move all the furniture out of the living room. It all fit into the kitchen. Amazing!

Repainting the ceiling , AGAIN! This is the 6th coat to get rid of those knots. I think this did it!

Finishing Touches

The floors are amazing! What character!

Designed, built and installed by Jeff!

Time for a rest!

Cricket table with an original painting by my mother, Virginia Spofford.

Awakening!

The Daffodil Greeting

Spring in Maine always feels like an awakening! I am always energized for the new projects and fun we will have in this new season of the house. Friends and family are always a part of that and, with the house becoming a comfortable place to be, this year seems to destined for much laughter, game playing and visits!

Dogwoods in Bloom

Beautiful Farmhouse On Our Street

Looking for Sea Glass with Nancy and Jaiden

Bob and Jaiden Finding Treasures From the Sea

The Lobster Club from the Brass Compass in Rockland. The Best Sandwich Bob has Ever Had!

Finished Painting the Hallway

And Refinished the Floor

Yes, I did that! Beautiful!

Cottage Pillow Covers!

More Pillow Covers

New Mirror for the Harry Potter Bath

New Ottomans. Looking Pretty Cozy!

Fun Decorating in the Hallway with Pirates and Fish

The Maine Botanical Garden in Boothbay

Rock Whales Spouting

Max loved the pump

Quite the Chair!

Looking for Tadpoles

Lilacs

Dillys for All!

Glass Insulators & Other Fun Stuff

I have always been attracted to glass insulators and have always had a few lying about the house from my purchases through out the years. I never really knew much about them, I just liked them. This fall, my nephew, Jeff, introduced me to one of his purple insulators and I have been hooked on collecting insulators ever since! I now belong to the National Insulator Association and am on ICON, Insulator Collectors On the Net. I know, my geakiness is showing! Here is my first purple insulator that I purchased in an antique store on our way to Augusta, Maine. I now have about 100 insulators!

This fall trip was not a trip for getting projects done as Bob had surgery for a knee replacement and I was lucky just to get him on the plane. We went to enjoy being in Maine with no agenda, maybe for the first time! We did a few trips. One to see the State Capitol in Augusta and another to visit a fort near the house that we had never been to. It did snow one evening and we turned off all the lights inside with only the porch lights on, and just watched silently and peacefully.