Everyday is a Saturday...

... well, when you're home on vacation. Once returning from the holiday weekend in Aroostook County we've been working around the homestead mainly finishing re-fencing the the backyard. We completed that today as Carol and I attached light kennel fencing to the post and rail that we've started and stopped over the last year and a half.

Tomorrow I'll add some gate work in a couple of places. This makes the dogs area smaller and easier to maintain both summer and winter. We've broken up the labor part of the remaining week, Thursday with a genealogy info gathering trek for Carol's work on tracing our family's lineage. In searching for data on my side of the family we traveled to the town offices of Bristol and Pittston where she acquired birth/death records and local cemetery locations. On the way to the next destination we stopped off at the A-1 Diner in Gardiner for a terrific lunch then up the hill to the St. Joesph Cemetery. There we located graves of several relative including my grand and great-grand parents and photographed the grave markers. In addition we were able to connect up with a second cousin who lives next to the cemetery who has done a lot of genealogy work and provided insight and grave site direction. Once finished there we had accomplished the trips goals by mid afternoon so with time to spare we visited with my mother who lives a nearby before heading home. The weather couldn't have been better and we managed to drive routes we hadn't been through before all making for a great day. Friday while picking up the kennel fencing we also purchased our first gas grill. My reliable charcoal grill will now be regulated to camper duty. For the remainder of the summer we'll be doing most of the cooking outdoors.

The new addition to the deck.

The first meal on the grill - chicken thighs, grilled
potatoes and onions, stirfry veggies accompanied by
Yellow Tail Moscato for Carol and Yellow Tail
Cabernet Sauvignon for myself.