Deer Isle Hostel

Oh, all the bitching over the stinking hot July, only to see August bring in rain and rain and nothing but rain. Since midnight last night, Deer Isle has received close to a feet of rain, judging by the content of the rubber tub on our porch. I’ve snucked over to our neighbor Mary, to not having to watch our garden get flooded. Which it might, cause the rain will keep falling they say. Relentlessly keep falling.

   This past week we’ve pecked away on the windows. Nice work, it’s indoors and easy labor. After doing a prototype model we simply started a window factory, jamming out all nine frames at once. Friday gave us a two hour relief from the rain, just enough for me to go to the Farmers Market in Stonington to promote the hostel and in the wake we’ve shown group after group of visitors around the building and the gardens.

Window frame factory

   I’d like to add a little line about some of the characters involved in this hostel history making summer; the Texas crew. Bill, Bob and Peggy are spending their summer in Stonington and stumbled across the hostel one day. They immediately caught on to the idea of contributing with furniture and household necessities, a win-win situation in this case when the trio loves Yard Sales and has now found and outlet for their digging desire. So back and forth they go, our yard sale spies. Come up our drive way with the truck bed loaded with silver ware, towels, bed linens and table games. Ask what we want and go off to find it. We haul box after box after bag up on the attic, filling it to the brim. We fill the hostel building as well, they have contributed with both a couch and an antique armoire which both will be enjoyed by many over the years to come. This past weekend we were given two Maple wood twin beds by our newest neighbor Judie, two old sturdy pieces of furniture which in a year from now will occupy the bedrooms. Thank you all so much. Our good neighbors, our spies and all others, for creating this community effort and helping us along the way.

// Deer Isle Hostel Crew