Category Archives: Day to day

Signed, sealed, taped, and delivered…with love

Posted on September 12, 2013 by admin

I am not good about birthdays, and rather than suffer annual pre-birthday stress about what to get, I simply get a gift when the right thing pops up, no matter what time of year. I had a nice collection for … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the silly

Posted on April 1, 2013 by admin

It is April Fool’s Day and I am coming out of the closet: I love pranks. I have been told they are politically incorrect, can turn our children into vengeful monsters, and are responsible for our high crime rate. They … Continue reading →

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Just squidding around

Posted on August 17, 2012 by admin

Pale and luminous, the squid drift in a group towards our lures, and then scatter. Their movement is smooth, so different from fish that swim with tail flicks and fins. They slide. Propelled by sucking water and then forcing it … Continue reading →

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TRUSTY David Trust

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin

Is the ice safe? A reasonable question, since every winter, somewhere, someone goes through. But not David Trust, and not his daughters. David has been an ice fisherman for most of his life, as were his dad and his grandfather. … Continue reading →

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Pumped Up

Posted on October 21, 2011 by admin

Hard body, graceful moves, and a regal profile – this smooth operator has moved right in, and I am right in love. I have just installed the well pump of my dreams. When my 55-foot well did not supply an … Continue reading →

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Meals I would never serve to guests

Posted on July 20, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Puttin’ on the dog

Posted on June 12, 2011 by admin

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 →

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The Rain in Maine

Posted on May 16, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Invasion of the garlic mustard

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin

The down side of not taking a weekend away is that all those projects and chores which are conveniently out of sight when we go road tripping stare at us and say “now.” The list for this weekend included framing … Continue reading →

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Digging in the dirt

Posted on May 3, 2011 by admin

French Intensive is not a language class. One of many names for double dug gardens, it is the name I heard most frequently in high school when my Dad and I shared our copies Mother Earth News and Foxfire books. … Continue reading →

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