Monday, October 29, 2012

Top of Stairs

We spent the weekend in Ogunquit at the Hartwell House Inn, a B&B that evokes a time past. All the rooms were named after people that I was familiar with except ours. Our room was called the Susan B. Littlefield and even after a little research that stated she was born in 1817, I'm drawing a blank. This painting on the second floor landing outside our room is of her. We arrived Friday evening unpacked and headed to an Irish pub we spied on Route 1. After a wonderful omelet breakfast Saturday morning, we were off to investigate the Kittery outlets and then back for the rest of the afternoon, walking and checking out the shops in Kennebunkport. Sunday morning we woke to fog and drizzle, so we headed to Perkins Cove and watched the surf pound and nearby restaurant personnel securing and 'battening down the hatches' for the approaching Sandy. After that and a quick tour of some shops in the town of Ogunquit, we decided to head back home and do a bit of securing of our own, chairs off the deck, lawn furniture brought in, generator gassed and at the ready and basically anything loose picked up. Sandy's coming, and I think we're ready. 



19 comments:

  1. I was going to astonish you with Susan B. Littlefield's biography, but, like you, I came up with nothing. Looks like Sandy is going to be a very unwelcome guest...stay safe!!

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  2. I will be watching the news over the next couple of days. Glad that you managed to have an interesting weekend.

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  3. So nice that you enjoyed the weekend and thanks for sharing the picture and your ideas with us!
    hugs
    Léia

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  4. Good for you for being ready. Let's hope the storm is not as bad as predicted!

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  5. Good luck with the storm, Sandy. Hope it brings no disasters or problems to you or your community. Susan B. Littlefield must have made an impression on someone to have such a fine portrait painted.

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  6. Years ago I had a lobster roll at a place right on the ocean in Ogunquit. Even after all these years I have a vivid memory of a certain seagull who really wanted my sandwich.
    Glad you are all ready for the big storm headed your way. It certainly is making all kinds of news.

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  7. A perfect weekend to kick off the perfect storm.

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  8. The lull before ........ Glad that you are prepared. Be safe.

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  9. Take care Birdman Sandy looks like a real witch. No Halloween pun intended but hey it fit.

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  10. We made it to Maine! ta da! Hope Sandy spares your town and ours. Off to batten some of those hatch thingies. . .

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  11. Birdman -- hang on -- the press is giving it a horrible prognosis. Lots of strong winds and high water of which I am sure you are more than aware. -- stay safe -- barbara

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  12. It sounds like a very interesting place.

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  13. Susan B. Littlefield? Easy. She is the inventor of the peach cobbler.

    Hope you ride out Sandy without much damage.

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  14. Very East Coast Cool!


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  15. Good for you, taking a little vacation, & brave too, before an oncoming storm. I got lots battened down on Saturday & Sunday...I love Ogunquit off season...in season, too crowded...

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