House Colors: Gray, White, Green or Black

Posted on | July 28, 2010 | 15 Comments

Greg and I gathering references to get our roof redone. In the meantime I’m snapping photos around town of potential roof colors. This morning I realized I’ve never shown photos of my potential house colors which to me totally relates to the roof color.

My two favorite houses in town are a shade of gray with dark shutters and white trim. The house above is gray/brown with dark green shutters. How cute is the whale over the front door? The cobblestone driveway is pretty awesome too! The second just a block away from my house is dark gray, white trim, with black shutters. See a photo of inside this house here (my fav wallpaper). Both color combos are traditional but feel a little dressier with contrasting dark shutters.

Tomorrow I’ll share potential roof colors and gutter options.

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July 4th: Cannons & Fireworks

Posted on | July 6, 2010 | 8 Comments

The weekend was perfect. Great weather, food, and fireworks. Greg finally got the mast stepped on the boat (third time is a charm) and took her out for a sail on Saturday night.

On Sunday, we watched the fireworks from our favorite little neighborhood beach. Kids ran up and down the beach, jumping in and out of the freezing cold water as the sunset. Pretty idyllic, right?

Throughout the weekend cannons could be heard going off all over town morning and night. When we were down at the beach for the fireworks a guy was shooting off a small one. He told me the wood used to make his cannon was from the USS Constitution, fancy—it was an engagement present. Below two videos from our night.

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Flags Around Marblehead

Posted on | July 2, 2010 | 6 Comments

The holiday weekend festivities are just getting started here in Marblehead. On my walk this morning everyone was out hanging flags, decorating fences, and garden pots with flags. I can’t wait to relax and make ribs for a picnic at the beach. If your interested in coming to town for the holiday weekend find event listings here and here. Have a great weekend!

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Summer Solstice

Posted on | June 21, 2010 | 8 Comments

The sun has set here, I sent it west. What a lovely day to be the longest—sunny, hot, and breezy. I skipped the gym tonight and walked down to Fort Sewall at the tip of Marblehead Harbor to enjoy the final rays. Happy Summer!

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Friday Night in June

Posted on | June 11, 2010 | 11 Comments

I promised to post 3 times a week but I didn’t say it would happen in a timely manner. It’s 9 o’clock and Greg is already asleep on the sofa and I’m barely able to find the energy to write this post. The cat is jumping, rubbing, pawing at me as I type. He’s tired of me being on the computer and knows its his time to get cuddles.

Tonight, after work we worked on our sailboat—It’s a J24 if you’re a boat person. We never got it out at all last summer because the boat needed work, we were broke, and it rained all summer. We got the deck redone this Spring. (Yeah Katy got a job!) Greg is working on reattaching all the gear and hopefully by the end of the weekend we’ll be ready to step the mast. (Please don’t rain!) I can’t wait to get out on the ocean and really enjoy why we moved to Marblehead—It’s one of the largest sailing communities on the East Coast.

I didn’t do much helping but spent the evening hanging out on the dock and going for beer and pizza runs. The water is still really cold but a few kicks invigorates the soul. Below photos and a quick video I made from my night. Have a great weekend!