Leaving the House on the Cove

We are preparing to leave the House on the Cove. A final cleaning, packing, mail forwarding, coordinating with the person who will be here while we are gone ... it is a busy time. The cat has had her teeth cleaned by the veterinarian here and is a bit curious about the reappearance of the boxes.

I have said Shalom! to my church friends here. Worship yesterday was an all-Island gathering at St. Mary's By-The-Sea. It is a beautiful stone chapel, with lovely stained glass windows, a high, arched ceiling ... very picturesque. For the message, someone read Bishop Steve's address. It was interesting to hear his thoughts on how to be Episcopalean in this place in the future. The reception was at St. Mary's winter chapel/reception hall in Northeast Harbor. They have their heated sanctuary on the first floor and their fellowship hall on the elevator-and-stairway accessible second floor. It is a room with much light and liveliness, and the people who prepared the food and did the welcome were warm and friendly. I loved that they had candy corns as a part of the food - I have wanted a piece of candy corn since I saw them in the stores earlier this fall, but did not want to purchase an entire bag (as I would then eat them all!)

Papa Bear and I took one last drive around Ocean Drive on Friday last. Pictures from it follow these words. We should be at the House on the Creek (where the caretakers there are busy moving out) by the end of the week. It has been a magnficient summer! I am looking forward to being able to return next year!!