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 7/5/26 Ike Hamill 7/5/26

Lilly (the little filly) had her last pill yesterday. Over the past two weeks she has taken 392 pills to keep her healthy after her hernia …

Ike Hamill 6/28/26 Ike Hamill 6/28/26

Earlier this year, Mom hung a wonderful begonia from the hook on the front porch. I sit out there in the afternoons, or …

Ike Hamill 6/21/26 Ike Hamill 6/21/26

This has been a busy, tumultuous week here for my family. Everything is moving in the right direction now, but we had some …

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 5/10/26 Ike Hamill 5/10/26

The house is quiet. Mom flew back to Virginia last Wednesday. She went to attend my niece’s college …

Ike Hamill 5/3/26 Ike Hamill 5/3/26

My neighbor across the street burned some brush in his field this week. He’s a good neighbor. It was raining steadily that …

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 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 3/8/26 Ike Hamill 3/8/26

I’ve been dwelling in the past a little this week. Sometimes I like to go through old pictures so I can put memories in order. They tend …

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 …