It Takes a Pig
The coals in the pig cooker were snapping, the bonfire hissed and spit, our host cocked his head and said…
Pumped Up
Hard body, graceful moves, and a regal profile – this smooth operator has moved right in, and I am right…
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…
In a fog
A small boat on the ocean, visibility twenty feet, no navigation system, and close to ten o’clock at night is…
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.…
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…
MOULES Julia Myers
An excerpt from Maine Vanities Elegant and articulate, Julia Myers speaks with deep affection for the long and arduous days…
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…
Missing: Fifty granite pillars
Granite chunks edge my gardens, the foundation of the house is granite fieldstone, I make paths with flat granite slabs,…