Saturday, August 15

Another warm one. Summer has definitely arrived in Maine. There was a nice breeze at the top but once you left that area it got hot quick. Many visitors showed up. A lot of visitors live all across the US but have ties to this area. Usually old family cottages that have been passed down through the generations and families return to spend some time in Maine. Quite a few young children showed up and all seemed to have a good time. I put a sign up in the store that shows the link to this blog. One guy logged on with his blackberry and left comments while they were here. Hits on the blog site are steadily increasing. I believe there are now over one thousand hits from twelve countries, and I just added the counter three weeks ago.

One of our visitors was sailing west from Penobscot Bay to his place on Chebeague in Casco Bay. Others we going east to Acadia and points down east. This area is truly one of the best places to sail in the US, maybe the world. Many places to go, deep water and friendly people. A winning combination.

About 1700 most visitors had left and Brenda continued her work in the bathroom. She is still scraping off old paint so she can put on a fresh coat. I gave another tour or two and then we had dinner.

We are both a little sad today because we missed our youngest grandson’s birthday party. Wesley Frank Simmons celebrated his third birthday today. Brenda usually makes the birthday cakes and a lot of family and friends join in the fun. BUT, Mr. Wesley and family are joining us next week, and we can’t wait.