Archive for January 2011
Your Vote May Help My Library…and other causes…
I just got a request in our e-mail box… Hello Everyone, Bangor Savings Bank nominated the Carver Memorial Library for their Community Matters More initiative. We, along with many other non-profits will be competing for $5000. The winner is the organization that gets the most votes. Voting can be done on line or with a paper…
Read MoreCold
When is cold, cold? Well, when you take your gloves off to click on your snow shoes and your fingers ache within seconds…it’s cold. It’s so cold that the sky is the clearest shade of blue and the ocean has smoke hovering over the surface because there’s no wind at all. The weather…
Read MoreAfter the Snow…
Wednesday brought the blizzard. It was a well-behaved, perfectly choreographed storm. It came in on schedule, dropped big fluffy snowflakes the entire time and lasted well into the night with plenty of wind…and I was prepared with hot cocoa, chili and art projects. Yesterday we brought the goats out for a walk to inspect the…
Read MoreSnow…Jubilant Snow!
Snow…frozen precipitation…crystalline water ice…24 predicted inches… The goats are snug in their house with plenty of hay and warm water. Steven has projects planned that don’t involve me. I’m staying in new flannel pajamas (thank you TJ MAxx for your clearance sale) all day long, working on the hanging art installation for the studio (in…
Read MoreSears Island Yesterday Morning
Steve’s on the Searsport Clamming Committee. One of his year ’round duties is to check the clam flats every Sunday at low tide…maybe some of you have joined him on a dig during the summer…totally enjoyable with bountiful rewards… In January, it’s 25 degrees with a bitter bracing wind…and low tide is early…too early. …
Read MoreJanuary Sparkles
We’re back from our holiday trip to Elkhart, Boston and Portland…we gathered great memories, some thoughtful Christmas presents and ten pounds of willful indulgence (who says no to wine, sugar and wonderful meals during the holidays?) that are making our jeans feel tight snug. A major perk of living the campground life for so long…
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