Archive for February 2008
February in Bulleted Points
Where did the month go? Small businesses demand that you wear so many hats…and when your life and your business are one and the same most of the time, where exactly do you hang your hat? As I was thinking experiencing anxiety over the close of February and worrying listing all of the things we…
Read MoreFacts and Figures: Maine’s Shoreline
If you were to draw a straight line from Kittery in the far south, to Eastport, the Easternmost town in the United States, Maine only has 293 miles of coast. BUT if you stretch out the jagged coves, inlets and jetties and remeasured, Maine has 4,568 miles of coast…more than the all of the East…
Read MoreDaytrip to Castine
If you look across Penobscot Bay from the campground beach, squint a little to the right behind Islesboro, you can see sailboats sailing around Dyce’s Head from Castine Harbor. You can get there as the crow flies with a power boat in about 45 minutes, kayak across the Bay if you’re feeling ambitious (it’s always…
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Governor’s Conference on Tourism
Make up, nylons, heels and a notebook in hand…boy you don’t find me in that combination very often…but there I was, in the middle of the conference, loving every minute of it. The tourism business is wonderful because we are so varied and when we get together it’s a hodge podge of people that guide…
Read MoreDad’s doing great!
If you were reading this blog in December, you know that we were caught by surprise by Zaven’s un-planned, un-anticipated heart attack. Let this be a warning to everyone…his cholesterol levels and his blood pressure had always been textbook low…but when he got to the hospital he needed an immediate stent and there was question…
Read MoreFor Jeanne
these stairs are between sites 2 and 3 and across from sites 20 and 30
Read MoreWorld Wide Economy in Action
This morning we awoke to a picture perfect snowfall and a pounding surf. But you know what they say about the weather in New England, if you don’t like the weather, blink. Yesterday it was warm enough to wear just a cotton sweater down at the beach so after we had gotten all of of…
Read MoreLet’s Play Pay it Forward (PIF)
You know about random acts of kindness. I try to live every day of my life on the belief that what comes around, goes around. I know, without a hint of a doubt, I have been blessed beyond logic. The families and individuals who trickle in and out of my world are wonderful. The other…
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