The Olsen House

This is the kitchen of the Olsen house in Cushing, where Christina Olsen lived with her brother. Andrew Wyeth was a great friend of theirs and spent a lot of time in this house. He painted from a room upstairs, and there are a couple of paintings that he has done of rooms of the house. Very spooky.

Autumn

Finally...autumn has arrived!

Andrew Wyeths Grave

Last Saturday I gave the Coastal Maine Tour to a friend from Connecticut. We saw three lighthouses, made the pilgrimage to LL Bean, and visited the Olsen House, (from Andrew Wyeths painting Christina's World) in Cushing. On Saturday it was open, so we had a tour of the house.. a little spooky. As an aside, the docent told us that Andrew Wyeth was buried next door. This is a small cemetary that contains the graves of Christina and her brother as well as all her relatives that lived at one time in the Olsen House. And Andy's grave is the very first one. The old fashioned gravestone is plain black granite and very simply inscribed..very fitting for Andrew Wyeth.

Saddle Shoe Cows

Actually, they are reverse saddle shoes. The Belted Galloway cows are very popular in Maine. There is a herd in Rockport that is a tourist attraction (?). These guys live in Freeport. I stumbled on them one day driving down a side road I had never been on before. I like the one on the far right... he just barely has a white stripe at all. Wonder if he gets points deducted for lack of stripe ?

Staircase

This is the main staircase in a 200 year old house outside of Freeport. This house is so old it had Indian Shutters (which were closed in case of Indian attack, which, as far as I know, hasn't happened there in a while). I love the built in drawers.... what a great space saver. The staircase is very steep, like on a boat, so you almost go up the stairs using your hands. This is a great example of the quality of workmanship in old houses. Very little has been done to this house since it was built, aside from electricity and central heat, and it is still very functionable and comfortable.

Bicycle

Leaning against a pole on Danforth St, late August.

Point Lookout

This is a dry stone wall at the top of Point Lookout, a resort in Northport Maine. From the top you can see Penobscot Bay and the Islands. And... it is the perfect place to have a wedding!