Autumn brings to mind many things depending on where in the world you live and in Maine it’s summed up with one little word: COLOR. If you have never witnessed the leaves changing color in the fall you have missed something truly spectacular. This weekend I had the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of […]
What do you think of when you see a hedge, a fence, or a stone wall? Boundary lines to keep something in or something out? How many hands were involved in the making of a stone wall? How much history is there in a stone wall? When you see a stone wall, do […]
I found a new word today. ABIBLIOPHOBIA: the fear of running out of reading material. I don’t think that will ever happen to me as I always have several books on my waiting list. Usually when I close one book, I open the next, sometimes the very same day. I often have […]
I had a list of things that I wanted to see when I visited London. One of the things that was important for me to see was a 30 foot bronze statue called “The Meeting Place” sculpted by Paul Day. (I’ve also seen where this sculpture was called “The Kiss” and also “The […]
A hot summer day means a relaxing day at the beach for some or a picnic at the lake. But for some, it means the perfect day for haying. Sometimes here in Maine a field is mowed and baled more than once in the summer, if the weather is right. I think Sunday […]
Growing up, there was always a jar or tub of Marshmallow Fluff in my mother’s kitchen. We grew up eating fluffernutter sandwiches for lunch. For those of you not from New England, you may not know what a fluffernutter is. A fluffernutter is a sandwich with Marshmallow Fluff and peanut butter. My mother always […]
Where is your favorite place to read? Do you enjoy reading at home or do you like to read at a library or while out having coffee or tea? I’ve never read a book while at a restaurant or out having a cup of tea somewhere but sometimes I think I’d like to. […]
On a recent trip to northern Maine’s Aroostook County, I discovered our Solar System. Yes, you heard me right. All of our planets are there and I saw them all, except for Jupiter, which is currently down for refurbishing. The Maine Solar System model, scale 1:93,000,000, is one of the world’s largest scale […]
Do you have a Bucket List of places you would like to go? If you do, where would you like to visit or revisit and what would you like to see or do while you are there? I, of course, would like to go back to England. There is so much more I would […]
On my recent trip to England I went to Houghton, a village on the banks of the Great Ouse River in Cambridgeshire. The homes are so beautiful and different from what I am used to. I especially love the houses with thatched roofs. They look so cozy and inviting. Someday I would like to have […]