Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 It is Tuesday, February 3, 2026, and the cold weather, ice and snow arenn almost gone from the area of our rental in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Getting here from Northern New Hampshire had some glitches, but our first few days down here were an absolute nightmare. PHOTO By LINDA LANE ` We had to postpone the start of our trip from New England due to an expected "STORM-ZILLA" intent on interupting out journey. But the trip down went fairly well since the snow cleanup crews had done their job Our southern condo was near perfect - or so we thought. Then the temperatures plummeted - the condo below us had a water pipe burst - and we were without water. The management company found us a temporary replacement - which turned out to be a major downgrade. My wife, Linda, and I were there for two days and two nights while the repairs were going on in the unit below us. The pigeons on the deck of our replacement condo didn't seem to mind our intrusion. This morning, we packed ...

 Linda and I married - probably too young, in 1966, and we had two kids, Marc and Lisa. Money was short then, and we had to figure out a way to be able to get away and to give our offspring some experiences. The top two photos are of a camp I built - by myself, and without any power tools, and the a cre-and-a-quarter lakefront lot with 200 feet of sandy frontage . The cost to build the camp was roughly $800.00, and the lot lease was a "whopping" $150.00 per year. The remote lot was nine miles from the nearest paved road, and there was no electric power. None. Coolers, blocks of ice, an outhouse, propane lanterns, a wood stove, spring water and a battery-powered radio provided what we needed. It was simple perfection. The bottom two photos are of a trailer we owned at an ocean campground - starting in 1981 - right on the water - and "Russell's Lobster Shack" across the street where we would have the lobsterman cook his catch for pickup. Our first trailer cos...