2024: The Year of False Starts
Existence is particularly unbearable first thing in the morning…
Origin Stories: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Growing up, Christmas time was always celebrated by a warm cup of hot chocolate and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer playing on the television…
What Didn’t Make The Cut
Sometimes I just don’t have the space to put all the pictures I take into my blog posts, so this week I’m sharing a few that didn’t make the cut…
The Places Between 10
There are few things as enjoyable as visiting a beach during the off season…
Gentle Steps
Five years ago, I startled a couple while walking along the wooded paths of the Cutler Coast Public Reserved Land.
Origin Stories: Neck of the Woods
The first time I heard the expression “your neck of the woods” was from Al Roker on NBC Today when I was very young…
The Places Between 9
One thing I’ve come to learn through my travels around Maine is that there are hundreds of little, beautiful public spaces…
Fort Foster
For late October, the temperature was quite warm on Maine’s southernmost coastline. I stepped out of my car and onto the soil of the 90 acre property of Fort Foster.
Origin Stories: Cotton-Eyed Joe
I am a simple woman. I think “Where did this story come from?” Then I think: “Where did it go? Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?”
3 More Fables
A few months ago, I wrote three western-themed fables. Since then, I’ve written three more…