AND NOW - THE VIEW.

     So this is the summertime view from the kitchen sink.  Both windows are wide open as is the door to the back deck.  The cooling ocean breezes waft through the house and the smell of the sea fills your body with joy and your mind with wonder.  If you have to cook a meal, best to do it with this view before you.  Rainbows are not an unusual occurrence and from this kitchen you are not likely to miss one.  

IN LOVE WITH OUR KITCHEN.

     I have always dreamed of a huge kitchen like on my cousins' farm.  A room large enough for all the family activity at one time that still retains an intimate cozy, warm secure feeling.
     Well, my family in Eastport is not that large - just me, David and the dog, Dylan Thomas.  And this is my kitchen which I love.
     The space is perfect for one and workable for two.  The lighting is great - Eastern and partial Southern exposure in the daytime.  There are very bright lights over the sink and task lights along all counter spaces.  The light above the stove finishes it off.  The dining room is close and open so conversation with family and guests can continue as the meal is prepared.  The cook is not isolated from the household activities.  The best part of this kitchen is the view from the work space at the sink.  I can look out onto Friar Roads, Campobello Island,  bits of the Bay of Fundy and other nearby Canadian Maritime Islands.  It is a good Zen place to create delicious food.

A WINTER'S DAY ART INSTILLATION.

     We were lucky enough to be gifted with this wonderful piece of art work designed to go around a column.  Aha - we had the perfect spot - a columnar vent running through the first floor to the basement.  The trick was to get a thickness beneath the canvas so it would hold its shape and not slide down or sag.  Bubble wrap proved to be the answer and the completed project pleases us and the artist.  It a glimpse of the action on the Riverwalk in Bangor, Maine.  Lucky us to have the artist as a friend closer than family.  David bought a new spot for the hallway track lighting to focus on the column.  It's quite striking.  So nice to come down the stairs in the early evening to see the sunlight streaming across the canvas and giving it life.