Archive for January 2012

Searsport has always been the self-proclaimed antiques capital of Maine.  Personally, my favorite shop to wander through is the Searsport Antique Mall (sorry no website) on the other side of the village.  Today after running to the bank and Tozier’s market, I stopped in and came home with two hand carved, bone crochet hooks, a…

Susan White is a Belfast based painter whose work makes my heart sing.  I’ve admired the windows of her gallery for years but always been too intimidated to actually walk in and talk with her…I mean, she’s wicked talented…her paintings are collected around the world and people drop her name into conversations with reverence.  When…

It’s the kind of cold that makes the snow crunchy under your feet and the seaweed crackles as the tide water moves in…I always cringe a bit when I see the ducks and gulls settle into the water as the sea smoke drifts over them…hard to believe that they have that much insulation. Me, I’m…

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the seagulls crying. John Edward…

One of the perks and curses of having our own little business is that we all do our own marketing.  Steven is the Webmaster for campocean.com and I’m his chief consultant.  I’m the author of this blog and Steven gets to comment on most things I write before I hit the publish button…(I think of…

gathering snow for a fort