I could not help but feel relief and a spark of hope as we turned our sights to what lies ahead.
About 40 years ago, Virginia Gassel asked me to build her a coffin. She had heard that Scott Nearing, that original “back to the land” guy up in Cape Rosier, Me. actually slept on top of his.
Good news, the heat is back on in the great room of the Chappy Community Center.
With the constant below-freezing temperatures and the parade of weekly storms, this is beginning to feel like the winters of my childhood.
It’s cold down on the harbor at 15 degrees! I put up a sign at the ferry that says, “Extreme low tempuratures may hamper service.”
This week’s Chappy Community Center potluck has been postponed to Wednesday, Jan. 22.
The next potluck supper is on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the Chappy Community Center from 6 to 8 p.m.