Dear Fred,

Adding photos to the blog posting can be an exercise in creative frustration…mostly ’cause I just don’t know how to make things better…Fred (and Dad) wanted bigger pictures from the 7AM walk…so here are a few larger ones from the mosaic… OK…I don’t want to overwhelm you with too many photos so I’ll add some…

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Fran came to Maine…and this is what she saw…

I’ve always said that the guests who stay with us are the reason I’m so happy to live here on the Coast of Maine.  When you’re surround by people who are with you because they made the choice…you can’t help but feel their passions…do you know what I mean? Fran and her husband Dennis drove…

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Clamming for the Weekend

Steamer Clams…some say this is the best seafood one can eat…personally I think digging them is great fun and eating them is just plain disgusting…but I’m only revealing this opinion in case you were to ask me later to join you for dinner… Digging for clams is easy…choose a day when the breezes are warm,…

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Luna Moths

Hailey from Verona Island found a Luna moth in the rec hall this weekend.  Anytime we see one on the side of a building or clinging to a tree, I’m filled with wonder because they are simply so beautiful;  but when the kids asked me questions about the life cycle of these spectacular creatures I…

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Clean Up Weekend 2008

Yesterday I walked around checking out the gardens and found blooming crocuses by the beach and along the stream towards the ocean tenting area…We open in exactly one month!  For a moment there was the exhilaration in my stomach of sitting on top of a roller coaster before it zooms down the hill as I…

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