Maine gardens | just ponderin'

… on dreams of a garden (wedding)

January 4, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

Yesterday, I was googling away, in total wedding planning mode. The Nearly Perfect Husband walked by as I was looking up “skinny evergreens”. Then he walked by again when I was researching “Cornus Alternifolia”. Then he walked by again (lots of walking, this guy) when I was looking at the results of “Favorite flowery tree that looks good in winter for cardinals; titmouse”. Why? What do you do when you google when you are planning a wedding? JoHn finally stopped. Him: […]

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… on a birth

June 20, 2016 by Lisa Dingle

Shhhh… I know, I didn’t want to gross you out first thing. Some people don’t like pictures of a birth… with all the lady parts and fluids and stuff…. But, somehow, I still find it beautiful. Meet the latest addition to our family. Hello little Beach Rose. Welcome to the world. Wait. OhmyGawd… I think… I think there might be another one in there. Yep… it’s… oh, I can’t believe it… Twins. :)) Thanks for readin’. As always, come on […]

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… on the first return (and having faith)

June 19, 2016 by Lisa Dingle

The flowers in Maine – from peonies to roses to poppies to I-have-no-idea-what-so-many-are-called… Anyway, all of them. They remind me to have faith. Having no major gardening in my own, nor my genetic (as far as I know), history, I had a vision of gardens. It wasn’t that I always wanted gardens. I have a very dark, if not nearly pure-black, thumb. So it sounds strange (wHierd) to people who have known my history of floral and plant-icular homicide, that I the […]

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… on a new and exciting addition to the inn

June 15, 2016 by Lisa Dingle

At The Inn*, we are always undertaking new and exciting projects for our residents and guests. The inside of the main building has recently undergone an extensive renovation, taking extra care to respect and be sensitive to its historic heritage as she approaches her 200th birthday. We have even had people returning year after year, with some expecting to make The Inn their permanent residence very soon. However, after extensive discussions, we have come to the conclusion that the larger […]

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… on dreams of a garden (wedding)

… on a birth

… on the first return (and having faith)

… on a new and exciting addition to the inn