Did you drink your coffee yet this morning? Well, you may want something stronger. Maybe in Irish coffee? Well you are in the right... Read More
read
-
-
… on a screaming pillow and inn renovation
“Mom?” “Ya, Sam.” “Why is your pillow screaming?” I looked over to my newly hung L.L. Bean hammock, complete with custom embroidered pillow, and smiled.... Read More
-
… on a sunrise in southport
Good mornin’. I thought you might get a charge out of the sunrise here on the coast of Maine. All I could think of... Read More
-
… on addiction and The Shepherds
You know, there is a deep underbelly to the world of German Shepherd blog fame. I mean, you feed them and shelter them and... Read More
-
… on my first snow storm at ‘The Inn’ (Maine)
Yesterday, I was driving south on Route 3 in order to go to Maine. I drive south first, on my three-hour trip north. Go... Read More
-
… on an old house and a sign maker named Tim
A few weeks ago, I got an e-mail from Tim Kearns. I’ve never met Tim, but it is no longer rare to do business... Read More
-
… on old houses not quite empty
When one impulsively purchases an old house, the feeling of elation is quickly followed (and when I say ‘quickly’, I mean specifically the amount... Read More
-
… on mr. holland
There is a house, across the cove from mine, on an island snuggled in the mid coast of Maine. We, my nearly perfect husband... Read More
-
… on oddballs and tennis balls
See that guy up there? Oddball. It isn’t his name. It’s just him. I don’t even know his name. But I’ve seen him nearly... Read More
-
… on gardens (and getting to Maine)
Approximately 8 years ago, my nearly perfect husband and I were in the midst of continuing a decade-long search for ‘The Maine House”. He... Read More