Happy Birthday USA
The gardens are still filled with lupine and most of our Spring chores have been accomplished…now comes the excitement of the summer holidays…bring on the iced drinks, the smoky bbq and lots of ice cream! Next week we’re going to celebrate with food, friends and if the weather Gods smile…warm temperatures and sunshine! If you’re…
Read MoreAlexandra Turner…our first 2019 Artist in Residence
It has been hard for me to wrap my head around our upcoming time on the coast of Maine, as it has been such a cold and wet spring. I started to think I was going to have to pack our snow pants! With the emergence of the sun (finally!) and some warmer weather, our…
Read MoreOwen’s Oceanfront Adventure
People say that college is some of the most interesting years of your life. Well I decided to move 9 hours away from my home and live in a tent for the summer to liven it up just a little bit more. Hello, my name is Owen Samsel. I am working as an intern for…
Read MoreThe Ingredients for a Special Campground
Money can buy a campground. College or apprenticeships can teach budgeting and wise investments. Computer marketing skills can spread the word about a park…BUT the special ingredient is the people who share their talent and love to create a community that energizes, inspires and relaxes the souls that come down the road. This past weekend…
Read MoreClean Up Weekend 2019
For 27 years now, we’ve relied on help from others to open the campground…it’s not a concept we created but we certainly appreciate the assistance. If you think about a campground operation, there are the camp sites of course, but there are also the ancillary buildings, the landscaping and gardening, the store, the rec hall,…
Read MoreStill Playing in the Mud
We’re wet. I know, April showers bring May flowers but enough is enough. Our critters are walking around flooded pastures, our driveway is slick with mud and potholes Wait, this doesn’t sound like a good promotional piece for visiting Maine does it? Let me start over… The gods have given us ample reason to sit…
Read MoreStaying Balanced
Well, it’s the second week of April and a foot of snow fell today…which normally would make me seriously happy but yesterday it was 60 degrees and I prioritized getting my wool sweaters packed in cedar ’cause I was channeling my Martha Stewart and feeling good about it…thank the Gods I kept my snow boots…
Read More“Spring is the Time of Plans and Projects”
Leo Tolstoy said it. Do you feel it too? When the clocks spring ahead, it’s time to start gathering up the winter projects that have filled all the corners of the house, workshop and studio and start accessing them with a critical eye…can I get this done in a few hours? is it worth the…
Read MoreMid Winter Fun
The days are getting longer…we came out of the movies the other night at 5:00 and it was still daylight for the drive home. This is lovely news, mostly because the sunrises and the sunsets are still at very easy to accommodate times…roughly around 6:30AM and 5:30PM. It’s been a quiet week of computer…
Read MoreTaking the Long View
We’ve been enjoying a bit of a thaw over the last 10 days. February is when we start feeling like Winter’s slipping away so there’s an interesting tug between celebrating the cold weather by reading books, making hygge meals and spending time in the studio…and yearning for Spring by planning the gardens, solidifying Summer plans…
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