Getting ready for winter here. Last winter was pretty rough going, to say the least. Cape Cod was uncharacteristically snowy with almost six feet of the white stuff in as many weeks.
Bought snow tires at the end of the snow season. I bit off the pace, eh, Norm? This year, we got a snow blower in July. It doesn't run now so off to the shop. Bedded down the gardens with seaweed mulch. Strung some Christmas lights and decorations. The grounds are in good condition for recommissioning in spring. And... we have a list of projects.
Our nutshell Pram is at Grandma's house and in position for a repainting inside and out. If nothing else, it is out of the way and stored safely. The big boat, Averisera, is still in shrinkwrap and safe. A new
Skerry row and sail boat is on order with
Chesapeake Light Craft. We will get it during January and build it in the basement of 288. With all that in progress, we are also going to repaint the bedrooms upstairs. Elizabeth is refinishing a couple of beds so we can accommodate our grandkids in twin beds and maybe have a double for the parents. Mostly, it is about room for the grands.
CLCBoats: Skerry
We have this idea that the kids might like learning to row and sail in this little number. Not that we'd object to a little of the same on Pleasant Bay ourselves!
Otherwise, things pretty quiet on Cape Cod. A recent foggy day in Chatham found the stores all light up for shopping and no one, or, not many folks around.
