Campground Life
Ship Shape Weekend #19
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Well, opening the campground is like being a mouse looking up the leg of an elephant…if you look up long enough, you begin to believe there’s no end in sight. I know, I hear you saying…stop whining, it’s been a dry Spring and Winter…
Read MoreEarly Spring
Last weekend Laurie Matthews and her family called and asked if they could pitch a tent for the day. The part that stumped me was “for the day”…most people want to pitch a tent for the night. The sky was bright blue, the ocean sparkled but the wind was chilly…we don’t open until next weekend…
Read MorePictures of campsites and a desperate plea for a photo filing system!
I’ve been looking for a postcard image since I made coffee two hours ago and still no luck…but as I slog through the pictures, I spend most of my time smiling because of the memories they bring back. Because it’s reservation season and we seem to have more “new” guests than we’ve ever had, I…
Read MoreMidweek Adventure
Tuesday we headed down to Brunswick to be part of a sold-out Pecha Kucha evening. Roughly, Pecha Kucha is Japanese for chit-chat and these evenings have been hosted around the world as a way to connect people and show us all the gold we have right in our own communities. The format is streamline. Each…
Read MoreIt’s Thursday Already?
Yet again…too many tasks on the to-do list and too few hours to get them all done. None of them were onerous but all week I’ve felt like I’m trying to run on very slick ice with big ole’ Bean boots on…do you know the feeling? Rather than bore you with the details…here’s another…
Read MoreThe First Day of Spring
2012 is going to be a brilliant year…yes, I know we were cheated out of alot of snow but to give credit to the Gods where it is due, we did have that pretty storm right on Christmas Eve…and now…There are Junes in Maine that aren’t as warm as the days we’ve enjoyed lately. Our neighbors…
Read MoreSmells Like Spring
In a “normal” Spring the ice would be just breaking out of the rivers in late March and we wouldn’t be in shirt sleeves until the very end of April…and then only on Special days. But the Goddesses have decided to reward us with good behavior…yesterday the hound and I walked to the park without…
Read MoreToday’s Voting Day in Searsport
In our little town, the selectmen are very powerful people…5 votes to decide town budgets, the conduct of town employees, and so much more. It’s a lot of under appreciated work and who in their right mind would want to be a part of it? With the encouragement of many of our neighbors and our…
Read MoreTravel Statistics Part 2
Travel is among the top 10 industries in 48 states and D.C. in terms of employment. 76% of those who travel for pleasure, travel by car. The oddest advice I found today: Quirky Marketing~ having 1 package or service that is TOTALLY OMFG WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING, gets people talking, and draws attention…
Read MoreTravel Statistics
Seventy percent of all campers are married or living with a domestic partner Marketing is an odd mix of planning and luck. Honestly, when we’re really busy we tend to pat ourselves on the back and take credit for all of the innovation we implemented in the past six months. It doesn’t matter which…
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