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A Bright Day After
Early start today as power was restored in the wee hours and we moved quickly off the generator and back onto the grid. This was not a difficult storm. The biggest challenge was the temperature (it is still only 14 degrees) but there were no frozen pipes, no loss of hot water, and no issues…
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2022 has its own Blizzard
Early in January we often see skies like the one above. You get up a little early and pull over in the Yacht Club parking lot and wonder if you could possibly count the colors. This is not today’s sky however. We are at the end of January and that is blizzard weather. A historic…
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Keeping up with the Chores
The end of November and the beginning of December bring a list of chores to the Light. There is winterizing to do with windows to dog down and furniture to put out of harm’s way. There is a wreath to hang for the holidays and when the wind blows other jobs come along with the…
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Veterans Day
Many veterans are remembered today and our regards include our active duty son-in law Ian. Ebenezer Osborne lived in Scituate Light in the 1940’s. The Cottage and Tower were in tough shape and his reporting led to a good deal of work being done to improve the Light. The 1840 census tells us that he…
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Making the Turn to the Fall
The storm windows are down and the first oil delivery of the season came today. I am picking up a week’s worth of news and a few images. On Wednesday, with a good amount of warning, a storm bringing extreme winds came in and pushed the Cottage around for about 10 hours. School was called…
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Snapshots
October is the best month here. Far more quiet and every bit as pretty. Here are a few snapshots from the month. We also had a cousin drop by; always a welcome event. She brought a very enthusiastic guest from Colorado and, though it was quick, it was great. We also got this shot below.…
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Wrapping up the Season
The last open house of the year was held last Sunday. The Tower was made available for guests and many, many young children made their way up the thirty two steps. There were the usual conversations and revelations on just how long someone had lived in town without ever visiting the Light on an Open…
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A New Feature
Among the morning chores was a trip to the top of the Light to vacuum. That happens every 6 to 8 weeks and with an open house coming up it was time. It was also a need generated by the shoring up process. While up there I took some pictures of the late fall surf…
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Keeping up
John Coscia has been by on consecutives weekends to do some siding. This is the wall outside the kitchen and bathroom. This is the side the takes the most weather and it needed tightening up. We look forward to winter mornings without a breeze after a shower. The Tower has been shored up for the…
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Just another Night in Paradise
I have been wondering if I am turning into a vampire. I never much liked garlic; I never much minded blood; I am not allowed to sleep at night. At 11:00 last night 4 or 5 cars in the parking lot emptied to a good deal of shouting. As the parking lot was just graded…
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