Just a few feet away from our cabin, we could take a boat around the pond or swim. My mother decided to swim one hot afternoon after the sun set. We had 2 days of heat and 3 days of very pleasant weather in Maine. The cabin was fully equipped with screens, ceiling fans, fridge, washer/dryer and even a dishwasher. The pots and pans weren't in great shape - the teflon coating was coming off. Unfortunately my mother's eyesight was so poor she cooked lots of meals in them. The cutting board was useless - a piece of pyrex that made chopping a noisy affair. I bought a replacement at the supermarket that helped matters somewhat. In Vermont we bought maple syrup and sharp cheddar, and in Maine we got blueberries, strawberries and sugar/butter corn. During our stay my mother used up all the small packets of soy sauce, salt, pepper and sugar that we hoarded from restaurants and air flights. She brought cup-a-noodles and instant miso soup from Japan. We managed to drink the miso soup (have never tried reconstituted clams before but they tasted good). But there was no time to eat the kimchee ramen so we brought the cups over to the big house in the hopes that the hungry family there would eat it. Unfortunately people preferred to eat the strawberry pancakes. I ended up eating one of the kimchee ramens. It was a little too salty, especially after a strawberry pancake.
