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Advice, beautiful, calm, Master, peace

I found this on Twitter this afternoon

Dalai Lama ‏ @DalaiLama

Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness.

Link to Houseonthehilldotme

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beautiful, Maine, old house, peace, Tropical, women

My life continues for the time being on the site: House-on-the-Hill.me. The story of this house and what is going on with it is there. We are renting it out this summer of 2012 in order to make the figures work. You can also see it on HomeAway.com.

I have been renting a wonderful house on Chebeague Island while progress is being made on the other home. Bit chillier than I am used to since I have lived in the tropics for over twelve years. But it is March at last. Although winter is not over yet, spring is due before long.

Won and Done!

Won and Done!.

And, now we own it!

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dark afternoon, education, Foreclosure, forest, home, island, Maine

The day came for the closing and I bought it! We own it now. There is a lot to deal with on this property and the house. Went out to see what I had got into today. I must say that it was a cloudy grey day. Not a good day to see this house.

It is going to be a long cold winter for me.

Ah, the house on the hill…

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Foreclosure, home, island, old house

I wonder if it is slipping out of my grasp.

The bank says that they want to close but it has to be approved by the investor and the MI (Mortgage Insurance) Company. It is in the hands of the Senior Managers now. They keep promising another week and another week. It should have closed August 19. It is now October 7. Almost two months… They think they can get more money for it, I hear.

They were kind enough to answer my fax to them. Promises and more promises…

Hopefully a real try today.

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Apple, beautiful, business, Computer, Jobs, Steve

From Apple's Website "t_hero.prng"

Need I say More?

Excerpt from Island News

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clam shack, home, island, island life, Maine, people, recreation center, volunteer field

Is it any wonder that I want to live on this island? Do you get this kind of news in your hometown? What kind of news do you get?

September 8, 2011 -Don’t forget that tonight at the Niblic is the exhibit opening reception of Patty Ritzo’s paintings from 5 to 7pm.

Agenda for Aquaculture meeting Sunday Sept 11th at 9 am at Town Office/Public Safety Building. The meeting will discuss the proposed lease located off of Indian Point “between” Little and Great Chebeague Islands. All welcome!

Chebeague Recreation Center is planning two Friday night FAMILY SOFTBALL GAMES, September 16th and 23rd, at 4:45 at Volunteer field. CRC will supply a grill, you bring your own food/grillables/refreshments. Everyone is welcome! There is no fee to join in the fun.

Message from the Clam Shack: Tonights Special: Teryaki Steak & Fries w/ coleslaw or a small toss salad for $12.50 We have Haddock Chowder and also Crab rolls till they last.

September 11

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09/11/2011, Freedom, peace, people, SendOutCards, storm

What a Company!

Google Doodle

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Advice, beautiful, Freddie, Google

Google’s remembrance on Freddie Mercury’s

Birthday

Boats I Have Owned

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Flicka, low tide, Maine, ocean, Sailing, Singlehanding, small boats, women

Vixen

I now have located two of the boats I used to own. What a pleasure for me. Vixen, the 19′ Biddeford Pool one design which is now for sale on Yachtworld. I talk about her in my first post. http://patfestino.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/hello-world/

Laughing Dolphin

I was very happy to see that “Laughing Dolphin” a 1982 Flicka is being used and loved. I sold her to someone and they fixed her up and sold her to a couple in Vermont. She is thoroughly described in the September/October issue of “Good Old Boat” with a three page spread, pictures and all. Each owner kept her name, which she had when I bought her, and her green color.

She and I singlehanded up and down the coast of Maine. I would anchor for the night. The tide would ebb. Some mornings she would have only about six inches of water below her keel. She had a three foot draft which got me through some very tight spots. This included sailing into Monhegan Harbor during a Northeaster and approaching through a cut that would not have been there if the tide had been low. We were trapped there for a few days on a mooring. But Laughing Dolphin had a small dinghy which I used to go back and forth to land. The other wonderful part of sailing this tiny yacht was my ability to explore the islands off the coast of Maine.

Once as I was passing Seguin Island I found myself in the middle of a pod of breaching whales. They were so huge and beautiful I couldn’t believe it. I am sure they looked even larger from my 20′ boat.

I lived on her in Florida one winter. Rybovich Spencer, the boat yard, put her in their launch slip and I would wake up to people admiring and questioning. It was quite an interesting experience. I got to know a lot of people quickly because I was in such an unusual boat. She was quite a boat. Imagine a 20′ boat that could do oceans and have two people live aboard.