Ike Hamill 8/2/26 Ike Hamill 8/2/26

Notes from Maine - 2026/08/02

I’m not sure I’ve talked about feet enough this summer. Just before Lilly’s (the little filly’s) hernia surgery, her father, Earl …

Ike Hamill 7/26/26 Ike Hamill 7/26/26

Notes from Maine - 2026/07/26

Lilly (the little filly) is back out in the pasture with her parents. Her surgical incision (hernia) is completely healed and she is …

Ike Hamill 7/19/26 Ike Hamill 7/19/26

Lilly (16-month-old filly) only has one more week of confinement! She had her final vet visit this week and her condition is perfect…

Ike Hamill 7/12/26 Ike Hamill 7/12/26

We’re flying through summer here. The weather has been perfect, although we could always use a little more rain. Yesterday Lilly …

Ike Hamill 5/24/26 Ike Hamill 5/24/26

My sister is coming up today. It’s a little chilly right now for the typical summer activities she enjoys. The Maine weather can’t …

Ike Hamill 5/17/26 Ike Hamill 5/17/26

Albert (dog) lost one of his frisbees this week. He has two black rubber frisbees that he enjoys chasing. I put away all the hard …

Ike Hamill 4/26/26 Ike Hamill 4/26/26

We had another busy week here in Maine. Mom went to Costco twice, once returning with a bunch of paper goods and the other …

Ike Hamill 4/19/26 Ike Hamill 4/19/26

We’ve had a busy week. Mom arrived on Monday, sore from the long car ride. My brother was kind enough to drive her up from …

Ike Hamill 3/29/26 Ike Hamill 3/29/26

We had a super quiet time this past week. March keeps on marching out there. One day is bright and warm. The next day …

Ike Hamill 3/22/26 Ike Hamill 3/22/26

Here in Maine, winter is sinking its claws in, trying to stick around until April. We’re getting snow this morning. Last night, Albert …

Ike Hamill 3/1/26 Ike Hamill 3/1/26

I’m keeping to the promise I made myself. This week, Albert and I went to the dump on Tuesday with another load of stuff …

Ike Hamill 2/15/26 Ike Hamill 2/15/26

It might as well be spring here. We’ve had several days above freezing and there have even been some elusive 40s (5°C) in the …

Ike Hamill 2/8/26 Ike Hamill 2/8/26

People are coming over this evening. We will watch football (and a ton of commercials) and eat far too many snacks. Until then, …

Ike Hamill 12/28/25 Ike Hamill 12/28/25

This is all conjecture, but I think I can guess what happened…Brunswick would be of unremarkable size in a lot of states, but in …

Ike Hamill 12/21/25 Ike Hamill 12/21/25

Tomorrow will be three seconds longer than today. We’ve hit the turnaround. The other day it bothered me that apex and …

Ike Hamill 10/19/25 Ike Hamill 10/19/25

All is quiet in my kitchen. My mother and sister—here for the past week on a quick vacation—have returned home. It’s just …