Funk That's" Pictures - from a "real" photographer

These are wonderful of the island. Enjoy! 

The "on island" market and laundromat

The "on island" market and laundromat

"The View"

Here is the view from the top of the property. You can see the back of the barn down below and the harbor past the barn. 

Hurricane Kyle changed course...

So we were very lucky last night. Curly and Sarah spent hours "provisioning" in case we lost electricity. Electricity goes out on island with strong winds. We filtered water and made sure we had enough peanut butter for a week. But, we did not need it thank goodness. Hurricane Kyle "swooped" in an eastwardly direction and made landfall on our neighbor, Nova Scotia. We had very heavy rains all day and the guys worked so hard in the torrential downpour putting up the roof. And then it stopped a few hours after nightfall. Today was beautiful and things are starting to dry up but we still have a very muddy job site and damp everything. It seems that nothing is dry from work gloves to wood.  

Today begins the construction of the screened in patio walls and the interior walls. I apologize for such a late blog. Curly and I went "off island" for a provisions run.

Safety First

Joseph, Randy and Chuck playing around with Ephraim. They nailed his pants to the scaffolding....

Hurricane Kyle

We are bracing for Hurricane Kyle. Class one Hurricane with 60-75 MPH winds that we are now officially right in the path of and will probably hit the island late tonight. Hopefully after dark. The guys are working very hard to get the rest of the roof trusses up and the hurricane plates. It will be a push to get done but everyone is working hard! 

This family would get a hurricane in MAINE while trying to build a house......silly! There has not been a hurricane that has hit Maine in 17 years. 

I want to tell all our friends and family not to worry about us though. We are settled a bit off the coast and do not have waterfront property. So the waves are not a worry and we have plenty of solid and safe shelter.  We are taking all precautions and will be totally fine. 

The only concern is getting the  house in shape to weather the storm tonight. 

Day 8 - Rain...rain...more rain

Well, It rained about 3 to 4 inches in the last 24 hours. The guys persevered and hung roof trusses in the rain. The "unnamed" tropical storm hit us and dropped a ton of rain and fog, but very luckily no high winds. And there is more to come. We are now preparing for the arrival of hurricane Kyle arriving tonight.