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8MY_MNY Kenneth and Christina Beebe
Christina Beebe wanted black, but granite, not metal. She looks at the sleek black Series 8 BMW. “We were renovating the kitchen, and had planned on black granite counter tops, but Ken came home all charged up over this series … Continue reading
In a fog
A small boat on the ocean, visibility twenty feet, no navigation system, and close to ten o’clock at night is not a good place to be. We did not mean to be there, but there we were, lost in the … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations
Tagged Acadia National Park, Boating, Islesford, Islesford Dock Restaurant, Maine, Maine fog, Otter Creek
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SHZA AST Destiny Hesketh
An excerpt from Maine Vanities Maggie is six years old. She doesn’t drive, but she is a very sweet ride. Maggie is an American quarterhorse, and her registered name is She’s an Asset, and so the plate SHZA AST. Destiny … Continue reading
Meals I would never serve to guests
A brief flurry of cupboard doors, bowls are snatched from the fridge, a quick pass over a gas burner and dinner is on the table. It has no name, came from no tried-and-true recipe, and it can never be duplicated. … Continue reading
MOULES Julia Myers
An excerpt from Maine Vanities Elegant and articulate, Julia Myers speaks with deep affection for the long and arduous days helping her husband run Abandoned Farm, Maine’s first cultivated shellfish operation. Her plate is MOULES, French for mussels. Her husband, … Continue reading
Posted in Day trips, Destinations
Tagged aquaculture, Damariscotta, Maine shellfish, Maine Vanities, mussels
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Murphy visits for the Fourth of July
All across America July Fourth is celebrated with flags proudly flying, fireworks, parades and picnics. In Otter Creek the stars and stripes line the street at one home, red white and blue streamers festoon the door of another. The long … Continue reading
Puttin’ on the dog
Their royal majesties Queen Victoria and Prince Albert graciously hosted a dinner party in the neighboring town of Bar Harbor and we were fortunate enough to be on the guest list. Since commoners are perhaps not appropriate dinner companions for … Continue reading
The Rain in Maine
Spring rain can be so constant and so gentle that it becomes a background companion to the day, rather than a threat. A few might be driven inside by the wet, but most go about their business. We do, too. … Continue reading