by Platt Johnson | Sep 30, 2018 | Blog, Managing the house
This is the story of a Big House. It is similar to the Captain Morse House. 11 bedrooms. The difference? I run mine as a vacation renal home. On Amazon one reader mentioned that”We all Have a Big House.” I think he means that we all have places where are... by Platt Johnson | Jul 31, 2017 | Blog, Managing the house
A few notes on the lawn The lawn got abused by a party held July 15th and we are trying to repair it. You might see some newly seeded areas that should be marked “out of play”. I don’t have out of play signs but perhaps you can imagine some from... by Platt Johnson | Jul 18, 2017 | Blog, Managing the house, Ownership
Here at the Captain Morse House we do everything we can to make sure our guests will be happy and that the house is prepared for their arrival. In order to meet everyone’s expectations I thought that I should give a little perspective on what it is like from... by Platt Johnson | Jul 17, 2017 | Managing the house
Occasionally I get asked about the use of the yard for games. We think that the yard is a great feature of the house and want to encourage it’s use. Unfortunately the use of the yard can rise above what one might consider normal wear and tear. A bunch of 5 year... by Platt Johnson | Jun 25, 2017 | Managing the house
We have gotten out of the Beach Chair business. There are just to many cheap ones and we always have to go through them and toss them out in the fall. As of this writing I do not believe that we have any of them at all. You will find the island stock so so and... by Platt Johnson | May 18, 2017 | Blog, Managing the house
Here on the island you have two choices of Internet provider, Verizon (no FIOS yet) and Comcast. The Verizon is provided over DSL using a POTS (plain old telephone service) copper wires coming in. The DSL service is generally slow. Since many of our guests are working...