We finally have a bit of a break for vacation.  My son starts school before Labor Day and we are headed to the lake to enjoy what’s left of our Summer.  I love being up there.  It’s the kind of place where the only decisions to make are, should I go out on the jet ski, should I read or should we head to the outlet shops for some back to school bargains.  The studio will be officially closed until the end of August.   We will be checking emails although service in the mountains is sporadic so bear with us if we are slow to get back to you.  Cell phone service can also be sketchy but we will be checking messages.  It just may take a little longer as we’ll be on vacation time.  I’m hoping that we keep this great hot weather up there.  Last year we had a really cool storm that I photographed but I’m determined that this year will be non stop sunshine, just for me!  See you in September!

We’ve just finished our Spring break from school.  Somehow, it’s been very hectic, with just enough work to prevent us from straying to far from home.  So after cancelling all of our reservations to Tahiti, (Yeah right! Dream on girl!), I resigned myself to take the time to do some fun day excursions when we could.  It actually ended up being a lot of running around with trips to the city, Mystic Seaport and Aquarium and just hanging with friends.   I’m glad to get back to work today as my busiest season is just starting and I have some exciting things to prepare for.  I loved Mystic Seaport and especially the Charles W. Morgan whaleship.  It is the last of it’s kind in existence,  built in 1841.  It is undergoing a three year renovation and is worth the trip to the Seaport alone.

I have yet to try one of these bike taxis.

The Charles W. Morgan

The captains quarters

Once back in the USA, we literally did a few loads of laundry and turned around to pack up the car and head to Wolfeboro, NH. We were so lucky to have beautiful weather this year. I heard from my local neighbors that it was a cold and rainy summer. We only had one day that was grey, so we decided to hit the shopping outlets and then to climb Mt. Washington,(with our car that is). Maybe next year when Corban is a bit older we’ll make the hike. The drive was scary enough for me. Mt. Washington is the tallest peak in the Northeast and 60% of the time the visibility is bad. We had 50 ft. of visibility which is considered fairly normal. Yikes, I totally can’t imagine taking the Cog railway up the mountain. It looked like an old rusty roller coaster that needed retirement, but it comes and goes all summer. Even on a bad day, you realize that you are someplace special being up there.