ORR'S ISLAND
MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE
Welcome to a beautiful part of this world. The doorway to another world in
another time. This is the comfort that was felt in years gone by when you used to go
to your Grandmother's House and you knew that you were in the arms of love and
heritage. This is home. I invite you to
the view and My Grandmother's House
You can connect to a time of memories and make your own memories on the shores of
Orr's Island. This home is rented by the week from March through November $700.00
per week or $2,500.00 for the month. Everything is ready for housekeeping. All you
need is your food and clothing. And a destination. You are less than one hour to
Portland, LLBean in Freeport, Bath and Boothbay Harbor. Or to make life even better,
to just sit on the deck and watch the tide come and go. Email Karin and we will make
this happen.
And this feeling is what I share with you when you visit My Grandmother's House. So for abit of the history - this house was an ice shed on the North end of Orr's Island. My Grandfather bought the land and moved the building to Lowell's Cove on a piece of land that was in my Grandmother's family. This was in l933. My Grandparents were born and brought up on the east side of the cove, were childhood sweethearts and remained that way through all the years they shared. This home was home to more than just the immediate family. My Grandparents had loving hearts that brought any one with needs into their lives. And when you enter through the kitchen door, you too feel this welcoming. My Grandmother was the carpenter in the house. She did the floors, made the stairs, remodeled every room and made the shutters which are still on the house. My Grandfather was a good carpenter. He made his own wooden tool chest that he would put aboard his lobster boat and go out to Ragged Island to do work for Edna St. Vincent Millay (My mother's middle name is Edna.) But my Grandmother did the work on her own house. My Grandparent's passed on by l990. My Aunts and Uncles decided to sell and I asked to buy. This home is more than special to each one of us who shared any part of my Grandparent's love and life. You too can experience a step back in time. A time when life was simple. To listen to the quiet sound of the waves rolling on to shore. To watch the tide come and go. A time when your need to connect to what means most in life - the comfort and love of your Grandparent's home and an inner peace. This is pure connection.