Bailey.

I have moved into a Cabin out at Pine Lake called Bailey. Bailey is a 34 year post and beam building that has a lot of windows. It's heated mostly by a pellet stove that smokes more than it makes flames. So far we have seen around -9ºF, or -22.7ºC for my friends over seas. I afraid to say we will probably get colder this weekend. Bailey does not act well around those temperatures. Never the less, sleeping on the second floor ensures I am always warm if not sweating.

I am realizing everything has names around here. This is Baxter, Brié's car. Yes it runs well, and yes it is very loud inside. I sometimes can't believe I live with someone who's dream car was an original VW purple bug back to the age of 15. It's kind of awesome, I think.

-Some exploring was done-

The river behind Pine Lake.

The precariously balanced bridge.

Zoë hung out for a couple of days to play the banjo and sit in on my eastern philosophy of consciousness class.

The boat house is her favorite cabin here. 

Bits and Pieces of Vacation

This is the scarf Zoë made for me that Mabel decided to wear. Below is Oliver (my brother) wearing the yeti hands and holding pizza in his mouth.

On the last evening in Maine I got to play Settlers of Catan with David, Donald, Charlotte, Zoë, Jason, and others. I think Charlotte won.

My friend Yasir came from London and we taught him how to ski. 

Oliver gave out "Liquid Noise" -a soda whose recipe was based mostly in pineapple juice and liquid noise. Due to three batches of soda for twenty-four bottle and the use of dry ice to carbonate the flavors varied bottle to bottle.

This is the brewer of "Liquid Noise."