A Britcellist's World

July 1. Continuing our trip through New England, Maine and Massachusetts.  In the morning we said our goodbyes to the Elisa's aunt's family who dropped in to meet us, then it was a drive back into New Hampshire to meet up with Betsy and Eric for the 11 o'clock pontoon boat cruise on the Squam (Oilskin hat, a southwester) Lake in Holderness, NH. It was here the 1981 movie " On Golden Pond" was made, with Henry Fonda, Katherine Hepburn, Jane Fonda and Doug McKeon. I had seen it in the 1980s, heartwarming and heartbreaking. The real house is way out on a small island on the lake, where it was filmed, is still there, but only by appointment for a visit. The 2-hour cruise was well done - learning from the captain about the lake's crystal-clear water, historic homes, rocky shores, many islands, eagles - young ones high up on the tops of trees, and loons, paddling in the water with the babies - the male keeping an eye on anyone in the water. Earlier, when in a lake c...

As you can see from the June monthly blog, it is way behind. It was going well until I lost my phone the night before I left to go to New Jersey. I was up all night looking for it, until the taxi came to get me at 5:30am. No possibility of staying home, family comes first! A very scary feeling not having my phone. How dependent we are on them for our lives! Still not found, so I had to buy a new one when I got home. I am still having problems with some photos to get into the blog. There are so many ways of attaching them to the blog. Hopefully, I will be able to figure them out and add photos to the blogs.  Here's the good news during June, so I am thankful for that.  June 1 , I have a new lodger, Elena, a Russian professor who has been teaching at UNC for a year. Her rented place expired and she liked the privacy of the room and ensuite at the back of the house. Quiet, overlooking the woods.  June 2 began the excitement of family coming down for Kate's graduation. Salem...