Life Goes on as We Wait on Committees

Well it has been some time since I updated this site. Sorry for the delay but things have been busy around here.

We are stalled on the house because we have to have a hearing with the Conservation Committee on the siding and door installation. Because we live on the coast, they have to know what materials we are using and how we plan to dispose of the old doors and siding. The committee only meets once a month and the next meeting is at the end of the month. Hope all goes well.

We have been busy with family and there are three graduations ! Josh graduated yesterday from the Junior College he was attending in Santa Rosa, California. He will be here in August to attend Merrimack College in Andover. Samantha and Jessica both graduate the first weekend in June. Busy, busy time.

Our son, Jerry and his wife, Jenene are traveling to the Seattle area to house hunt as Jerry is being assigned there for his next tour of duty with the Coast Guard. Now I will have no excuse not to go home( I was raised in the Tacoma/Lakewood area.

We went up to Rockport for the Motif #1 days. The weather was lovely and the family had a great time.

I took this shot during our day in Rockport.

A fisherman's shack on Bradley Wharf in the harbor of Rockport, Massachusetts is one of the most famous buildings in the world, recognizable to students of art and art history as Motif Number 1. Built in the 1880s as Rockport became home to a colony of artists and fishermen, the shack became a favorite subject of painters due to the composition and lighting of its location as well as the symbol it represented of the hard New England maritime life. The painter Lester Hornby is believed to be the first to call the shack "Motif Number 1," a reference to its being the favorite subject of the town's painters, and the name achieved general acceptance.This is one of the most painted and photographed sites in the world. During his summer seasons in Rockport, Hornby noted that many pupils chose the venerable, dilapidated shed on the edge of the inner harbor. Its prominence and its simple but interesting proportions made it a natural model for sketches and paintings, good and bad. One day when a student brought for criticism a pencil drawing of the house, Hornby exclaimed, "What-Motif No 1 again!" It has been that ever since."- Rockport Sketch Book, by John L. Cooley

The K-9s, Kayto and Yaar enjoyed the day in Rockport also. The hopes for treats never go away, and there were a lot of good smells on the Neck that day!

Ice cream always is a winner. But These two need no extra cream in their diets so they only got to smell the ingredients from afar!

There are a lot of small artist galleries along the neck. You can find jewelry, clothes, paintings, gourmet pet items and glass shops along the Neck as well as back along the main street of the town. We chose to spend the time on the neck and do our window shopping there before going to lunch. Auntie. their friend, Marge and Mom had a great day and enjoyed the company as well as the beautiful weather.

The weather is getting better and we will go from a three Spring into a full blown Summer very quickly I suppose. New England weather is something I will never get used to no matter how long I live here!

Enough for now, I hope everyone is doing great!

Have A Great Holiday Weekend!