a visit to Ceal's

This clip starts after Noah has ordered clams, scallops, hot dogs, and JD's grilled cheese. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW4llq7hSn0

Salisbury 2010 Pictures

Click here for Eli's 2010 Salisbury Pics!

fun family vid

stairway footage.

cottage pictures

From Ed,via Gwen, for those who want to know what they're missing!

"ELOISE" - RARE NOVELTY RECORD BY KAY THOMPSON

first family pic of 2010

It was a great week with the hottest weather of the year - and maybe many others as well. The cottage worked well for 7 of us with communal meals on the second floor. The third floor was hot but the ocean breezes definitely helped. The girls only had to sleep on the balcony one night.

The ocean started out cold with a west wind, but by the end of the week it was strangely warm!

Ed and Dave fixed up the electric service while Jef replaced the sink on the second floor. We added some furniture, shelves and sundry items and painted some doors.

All in all the place is coming along. May it be a home away from home for all of us for a long time to come.

Jef and Gwen

Hampton Beach Art

I stumbled upon this on the internets, thought people might think it interesting.

http://www.hamptonbeach.org/sandcastle-competition-gallery10.cfm

schedule

Please help fill this in! And coming soon, FAQs about 119 Central Ave (aka MeEloise)
2d floor:
June 14 -?? Eloise
June 11-June 23: Jan & Ed
July 3-July 12: Jan & Ed

3d floor
July 2-9: Gwen & Jef
July 12-15: Carolyn Corliss and Bonnie Hathaway
July 24-Aug 9: Steve & Rona
July 30 - August 4: Noah, Alison, JD

Aug 22-27: Will & Quoia

name, and schedule

We've dithering about a name, and a sign for the cottage. I think we're down to Me Eloise (from Kay Thomson's book Eloise) or simply Eloise. Any thoughts?

And, as a distraction from upcoming nuptials and politics ... the beginnings of a schedule. Please edit and add to it!
(BR: 2 on each floor, with one futon couch on 3d floor, two futon couches on 2d floor, plus floor space and a nice porch)
Second Floor: GG, all summer --June ?? -- Sept ??
Third Floor:
July 3-8 Gwen & Jef
July 26- Aug 9 Steve & Rona

revised schedule

 Here is the (slightly revised) schedule for the third floor cottage:

June 27 or 28 to July 5              Gwen and Jef    7 days
July 6 to July 24                        Shatz-Spry     19 days
August 3 to August 24               Kay/Roberts   21 days
August 30 to Sept. 6                 Gina                7 days

We will be arriving/leaving on Monday rather than Sunday, and there are still times when the cottage will be vacant, if anyone has an interest.

not beach related

But I have a recent pic of Sequoia I thought I would share with the beach community.

 Here is the news about the coming season at Salisbury.  Present plans have Ricki there from July 6 thru August 1.  We arrive on August 2 and stay thru August 23.  Grandma plans to be there for the season.

For those who might be interested in renting the upstairs for a week or part of one, my reading of the calendar, with a late labor day, suggests that the open weeks would be the first week (June 27 or 28 thru July 5) and the last two weeks of the season, which go into September.  Ricki's friends may be interested in the very last week, as they have been in other years.  Also, Ricki is flexible about the last week in her stay, at the end of July, if someone is interested in the upstairs that week.

We are interested in company as usual, as is grandma.  We will start to build the reservation list as soon as people know when they might be able to come. Start envisioning sunny days (not too hot) and warm water with just the right size waves.

 

Talked to Mary

(I posted this also as a response to Will)

I called Mary today. She said that if they ever consider selling she will let me know and give us first choice.
Before I reached Mary I talked to Mark, who was interested in talking about "the old days" and sounded postively nostalgic. So maybe he is more positive about continuing to own (and rent to us) than we had thought.

Pictures from 2008!!!

http://picasaweb.google.com/elikayoliphant/Salisbury2008

Pictures from 2007!

Gotta love picasa: http://picasaweb.google.com/elikayoliphant/Salisbury2007

following up

Eli and I got a lot of talking in during our over-lapping visits to the beach. Great to have time you Big E (a.k.a. the younger Eli, EKO, the elder twin, etc).
To follow up with everyone on one conversation Eli and I had, it seems worth while to approach Mary (?), asking for first right of refusal in the event she or her family decide to divest themselves of the beach property. It would be a shame if we (whomever "we" are) did not at least have the opportunity to consider purchasing the cottage should that option exist.
Food for thought...
wmk

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tan Q

Me too! I love blogs!

Beach Blog! What fun!

I've been taking snaps for a few years, but didn't have any of Quoia. So glad that's been remedied. Here are a few from 06 through 08. That's Florence Henderson, Ceal's daughter, between Steve and Elisha, at our favorite place.

Great Idea

Thanks to Eli and Quoia for having a great idea and making it happen. The homepage rainbow pic is terrific, as are the other pics posted.

Blizog!

Our thoughts were that perhaps the family could post stuff like the email Stevie sends out at the beginning of each season with the house phone numbers, as well as the emails we send to each other about our schedules and when we might be able to come. That way we can coordinate our time efficiently, and perhaps find better points of overlap. Also, we can post pictures while we are there, notes to each other that are not necessarily Salisbury related, thoughts, menus, and stories, etc. Fun fun! Everyone should feel free to contribute whatever they want, whenever they want.

E