Posts by astrig
Lobsterbakes on the Beach
What’s the best way to celebrate the summer on the Maine coast? With butter dripping down your chin and wood smoke drifting through the air as the seafood steams in its bed of freshly harvested seaweed. Add a layer of scent coming from the homemade bread hot out of the oven and brought directly to…
Read MoreWalk with me
It’s been a beautifully warm and dry spring. In the past couple of weeks we’ve hosted many more guests than we usually see before Memorial Day Weekend. Some years I cringe at the thought of sharing our muddy roads and cold fog with people who have traveled so far to be with us; but this…
Read MoreChoosing a campsite
Now’s the time when the reservations start flooding our world…the sun is shining, the tents and RV’s are begging to be opened up and aired out. In the Spring, most of my morning and evening work hours are spent in front of the computer, answering e-mails, returning phone calls and booking sites. This is…
Read MoreIt’s beginning to feel like Spring
The roads are soft, the air is soft, the plants are greening and the flock is begging to graze in the campground…The days are getting longer and we’ve finally been able to spend more time outside…and we’ve noticed:
Read MoreThe sun was warm but the wind was chill
April is a rough month for us because we’re rested and feeling cabin fever deep in our bones…we want to be outside taking care of projects but because it’s still pretty cold out AND we have plenty of indoor work still left to do, we start behaving like caged cats. In my world, self discipline…
Read MorePeace and Love to All
First Days of Spring
My window by the computer is large and sunny in the afternoons. It lets me keep an eye on the antics of the goats and sheep and watch how fast the water is running down the stream to the Bay. In true New England fashion over the past week I’ve alternated between peeling off layers because…
Read MoreLa Recoleta Graveyard in Buenos Aires
*Taking Tango Lessons was on my father-in-law’s bucket list so my wife made it happen. We took a once in a lifetime family vacation to Argentina (the largest wine festival in the world just happened to be in full swing during our visit. Good planning on my wife’s part). One afternoon we decided to visit…
Read MoreOur Getaway
At Christmas we asked Dad where he’d like to go on a trip…”Let’s learn to Tango in Argentina” he said…food, drink, local handcrafts, and shared memories. Travel is good for the soul. [wpvideo WHObxCNC] We’ll be back in Maine on the 10th. In the meantime Alice, Mike, Wayne and Nick are keeping Searsport…
Read MoreTechnology
In the summer we take care of our guests and little else. In the winter we plan, learn and prepare for the summer. A wonderful balance when everything goes as planned. As you may imagine, social media is a big part of our lives. When my parents were in charge of the park, winter was…
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