When we bought the house in Maine, more than a decade ago, and set to work on renovating it, one of the places we... Read More
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… on found stuff (and evening the score)
Dear Sam, I know! Cool right?! It’s a mousetrap! There are five little holes drilled in the side, beneath each steel thing-a-ma-bub. You push the... Read More
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… on ‘the other’ body of water
I don’t know if I’ve ever shared pics of the ‘other body of water’ on our street in Maine, which is kind of odd... Read More
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… on warm rocks
So there is this cool thing that happens outside the Maine house in the early spring, when the ice isn’t very thick in our... Read More
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… on renovating and mistakes (and recovering from them)
I absolutely love renovating. Redecorating. Heck, just moving things around is a lot of fun. I know, sounds trite right? But there is something... Read More
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… on changes and change… oh and changes
There were a lot of things we forgot to check out before we put an offer on our house in Maine in 2005. As... Read More
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… on considerations of an office
It was just about 7:30 in the morning when I took this pic. My fingers were screaming at me to bring them someplace warm and... Read More
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… on a decade of cows and the sea
Down the driveway, down the road, around a small curve and over a rise are Mr. McGovern’s cows. I realized, as I was on... Read More
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… on faith, or fate, or what the fuh
I am big on faith. Not so much the religious kind, and most of my religious friends bear with me on this. Which is... Read More
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… on a feel good for a friday
When we were kicking around the decision to move to Maine, we got many different reactions. Wow! Cool! What?! And there was a lot... Read More
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… on ponderin’ a move
Last week it hit me. Moving. Like, for real. The idea has been, that when Self-Proclaimed Perfect Boy Gabe heads off to college, we will... Read More
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… when it rains (apples)
Man oh man oh man. The past couple of weeks have been very interesting to say the least. Hang on to your hats while... Read More