“Trip to town 10 bucks fuel! Court summoms 139 bucks! The miles of smiles PRICELESS!!” - Cliff
Whomever is responsible for this peace sign burnout in the middle of Route 1 in Camden is my hero.
Camden Yacht Club in Camden, Maine
Photo by Robert Phinney Sr.
Whoa! Where I learned to sail!
(via lance-on-deck)
After seven years of being noncommittal about living in Camden (and Maine, for that matter), I’m moving out of my family’s home and into an apartment on the other side of town. I am perfectly aware of how ridiculous this is, but I have never, ever operated on a typical/expected life schedule, so eh, cookie, crumble, etc.
Anyhoo, for the past couple of weeks, my mother and I have been working on (and “ensouling”) my new place. When the landlady said I could paint, she probably had no idea we’d not only go to town, but we’d actually do it right. We’ve scraped, puttied, bin’ed, caulked, sanded and painted. When I haven’t been despondent about our progress (OMG, this is NEVER going to end) it’s been enormously gratifying to see the place transform.
There have been less than pleasant discoveries (grease splatters, for one) but last night, to my utter amusement, I found a couple of street signs hidden in a cubby under an eave. That’s right. Not one, but two! From the same street! It’s unclear how long they’ve been there, but I know a couple of Pearl Street natives who are happy to take them off my hands.
The National Toboggan Championships are nearly upon us. I’m not competing this year, but I’ll definitely be day drinking, shack hopping and cheering on Team Schleddy Balls.
Sexy. And no, I am not talking about the guy.
Buzzards Bay 15 Hotness.
Alec Brainerd of Artisan Boatworks is the guy to talk to if you’re in the market to restore or build a daysailer in the Northeast. Kinda fun to see this shot come up on my dashboard time and time again, because I got to go for a sail with Alec that day, too.
Photos by Jamie Bloomquist
