Our littlest Little just had a birthday. It’s hard to believe that two years have gone by since the whirlwind weekend when he arrived. But my nursing babe is a babe no more. (Though he is still nursing.) We’ve been trying to reduce the amount of Things in our home lately (seems like we’ve been working on it for a… Read More »Silas Turns Two
A glance at the calendar told me that we’re in the last days of summer. I had been planning a visit to a dear friend since spring, and just hadn’t made the time to do it. So I put all housework, garden work, school planning and other things aside and gathered bathing suits and towels, packed a quick lunch for… Read More »An Island Visit
Our family just celebrated a momentous occasion. My grandparents have been married for 70 years. Seventy. Years. My grandfather has been in poor health the last month or so, but his mind is still as sharp as ever. They met on a blind date on March 10, 1943 and married on July 24, 1943. They only had about 2 months… Read More »70 Years
Saturday night storms brought a welcome weather change. Finally, an end to the hot humid days we’ve been having, returning us to the mid-70 degree temperatures we love about Maine summers. Before heading down the coast to spend some time visiting my grandfather, we stopped to enjoy a bit of the Celtic festival taking place nearby. We enjoyed bit of… Read More »Celtic Interlude
This summer has been flying by and we haven’t even gotten to the beach once yet. I know that this week would be perfect to go since it is so very hot here, but it seems almost too hot to sit out in the sun. (Hot is a relative term. It’s been hitting 90 degrees every day. Here in Maine,… Read More »Capture the Summer
Life has been running at a pretty hectic pace around here. But when we stopped to think about it, we realized that it’s been that way for years. Years. I envy my friends who don’t have multiple projects and life events happening all at the same time, but we’ve gotten so used to it that it seems normal to us.… Read More »Getting Off the Roller Coaster
This very wet weather we’ve been having lately has been keeping us inside more often than we like this time of year, so the Art cabinet has been getting a lot of use.And what better thing to do when it’s pouring outside than to put water to good use inside? From learning how to hold a brushto the proper water/paint/paper… Read More »Rain Means Watercolors
It isn’t for lack of things to post about that have kept me from posting. It’s the deluge of things going on that keep me away. Birthdays! Our youngest Middle turned 12! Twelve! How blessed we have been to have her with us these 12 years. There are few who know this quiet girl well, but those who do… Read More »Goings On
I haven’t posted anything for a while, so I’ll come back to blogging with an easy before and after post. I’ll apologize now for the blurry photos. My Littles were playing with my tripod not long ago, and they seem to have misplaced the part that lets me attach my camera to the tripod. So low light from a rainy… Read More »Before and After – Sea Glass Buffet
I’m not 100% certain what the official snowfall total was for our area. Certainly less than the 3 feet seen by some places in Connecticut. I think we got between 20 and 24 inches of snow. Now, don’t get me wrong, that’s a lot of snow for one storm. But when I look outside my window it all seems so…… Read More »Nemo, or Another (Winter) Day in Maine