A mixed bag. The history of the town wasn't bad, nor were his descriptions of things he saw on the bay from his house. The two boat trips were interesting — or would have been if he hadn't used so much technical jargon, or if he had included illustrations. His chapters on building a garage, on his neighbor's dog who always licked him, and on his attempts to sell his paintings were dull. His final chapter, the inevitable environmental doomsday sermon, was annoying. It just didn't feel like he had enough to make a book. I really liked his other book I've read, so this was a big disappointment.