 |
| Itinerant Troubadours |
Jeff—Saturday
Much more of this past summer than I’d like has been
consumed with getting my farm back in shape after ten summers of blissfully
ignoring it in favor of my life on Mykonos.
But ultimately the piper must be paid…along with carpenters, masons,
plumbers, electricians, and plumbers. So
this summer was the time. So far so
good. Only a bit of roof work on the house, gutter clearing and overhanging tree
limb trimming on the barn left to do on the buildings. I’ll attack the overgrown tree farm this
winter. Whew.
I need a vacation. I think I’ll head west on book tour. In
fact by the time this posts I’ll be in LA preparing to kick off four sessions
with Tim Hallinan in Orange Country, San Diego, Portland and Seattle (Orange
and San Diego will be a trio with Martin Limon) and then back to the farm for a
week before I’m off again to Denver, Tucson, Scottsdale and Houston.
 |
| Martin Limon, Tim Hallinan, Barbara Peters |
Here are a few photos of what I’m leaving behind.
The neighborhood
 |
| Across the Road |
 |
| Up the Road |
 |
| Across the pond--It's Oban, Scotland, just to keep you on your toes |
The barn
The house
The colors of Fall in the country
And yes, this whole post strikes me as a poor excuse for one
of those, “So what did you do on your summer vacation” compositions grade
schoolers are asked to do every Fall. I
think I’d fail with this one. So, for extra credit, permit me to add an observation on what’s
happening in Greece: Sadly, more of the
same. Everyone feels so overwhelmed by
events, and distrusting of everything their politicians say, that I think it’s
safe to say they’re just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Fall on East 72 Street in NYC
I fear it may be a boot.
—Jeff
Posts
I'd give you top marks for posting such wonderful pictures, Jeff :)
ReplyDeleteOf course I "peeked" at times at Barbara's work, Zoe.
DeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteI can just imagine what she wanted to say. :)
DeleteThat's way better than, "I went downtown to look for a job and hung out at the drugstore," explanation of summer. It's not that different than my farm, but your barn is more of a classic design.
ReplyDeleteI see you've read my earlier work, Jono. :) The main part of the barn was built by the Amish (see Caro's post yesterday for more info on them) in 1842, though the old "shed" part was likely built in the late 1700s.
DeleteI can see why you spend so much time in Mykonos, Jeff. What an ugly, crappy, run-down, backwoods corner of the world you'd have to live in otherwise. How on earth do you ever pull yourself back there???
ReplyDeleteYeah, EvKa, Barbara feels the same way. You can commiserate with her later this week.
DeleteSo beautiful. Made me a little homesick. I was raised on the East Coast. I do love your house, and especially the barn!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lil. Yes, this time of year on the East Coast rivals anything anywhere on earth.
DeleteLovely photos. Nothing like the northern East Coast during the autumnal changing of the leaves for beauty -- except for the Greek islands, of course.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, Kathy D., and even the Greek Islands take a back seat to the colors of the deciduous trees in autumn.
DeleteYes. True. And the pumpkins look good enough to eat!
ReplyDelete