In the past I would write a newsletter to a longer address list. Siblings, sons, granddaughters and other. Part of this entry will be an outline of topics. Water in, water out at camp. A deteriorating dock at camp. People days this season (2024). How many people spent one night. This year two hundred. Alex; two, Cathy; two and my Kathy and I the other one hundred and ninety-six.
All the days are documented with Kathy alone a few times and the same for me. She had a gathering near Westbrook so continued on and spent the night at #20 for example. I was called at 9AM with a possible 4PM skin appointment. Off I went and spent the night (at #20).
My nights alone at camp or Kathy's nights alone at camp were about the same.
Repair of rotten wood is always a newsletter item. In 2022 I put shingles on the outhouse, only then clearly observing all four bottom corners were rotten. So the end of 2022 and 2023 I bought ground contact framing wood and slowly rebuilt the bottom corners one at a time. Many vivid details and various jacking and propping up techniques followed.
For myself and for the camp log book I should add a full page of details. Right now only the door has untreated wood within eighteen inches of the ground.
A large newer shed was built with supporting beams at the drip line. So left and right side beams had and will continue to have major rot. I removed wet ant filled wood for days and used tar and ground contact this summer. Not even close to a solution. SO A CONTINUING PROJECT EACH YEAR.
We also had a bumper crop of mice. Usually I trap about thirty. This year I lost track at near 75.
A plastic bucket with water at the bottom is the best trap. Seven mice in one bucket one of the nights.
