Clint and Corky

Never Ending Island Maintenance

Greetings from the island everyone! I hope that everyone is doing well and enjoying life and this Spring weather. The temps are slowly rising each day it seems like, indicating that Summer will soon be upon us. I just certainly hope that the brutal scorching hot temperatures and lack of rainfall that we had last summer, do not carry over into this years summer season. I honestly believe that last year was the hottest and driest summer that I had experienced on the island.

This is the first Spring in quite a few years that I didn’t take the time and put forth the effort to have a garden. I just have so many maintenance repairs that are beginning to pile up and need my attention. It’s amazing how quickly this harsh salt water environment, including the weather, humidity and corrosion takes a toll on everything out here. It really is a full time job just with maintenance to keep a place up and running and livable.

Growing tomatoes from seed has always been my favorite gardening passion, and invokes a sense of accomplishment when you are able to successfully grow a delicious homegrown vine ripened tomato from a tiny seed. For those that enjoy eating tomatoes, there’s not much better than a fresh grown tomato right from the garden, having watched it from the time the seed sprouted to the final stage of enjoying it at the kitchen table.

Mother’s Day will have come and gone at the time of this reading, and I truly hope that all of the wonderful moms enjoyed their special day. This world is absolutely a better place because of all of the dedicated and loving mothers out there that raise their kids in a loving and respectful manner. I miss my mom every single day, but I know that she is watching over me, just as all of the heavenly moms are doing with their kids. Thank you to all of the devoted moms out there, we are eternal grateful for all that you do.

I’m going to close this article by saying that this will be my last monthly writing of Island Life for awhile, while I take care of some matters and tackle all of the island cabin maintenance issues that need to be addressed. Everyone take care and have a wonderful day. God bless.