People who know me best would not be surprised to learn that I like to keep busy. A procrastinator I am not. As soon as we get home from the gym I take our sweaty workout clothes down to the basement, throw them into the washer, and then the dryer, so they will be fresh […]
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Yesterday morning, just after midnight, marked the earliest spring equinox since 1896. It has something to do with Pope Gregory XIII coming up with a somewhat convoluted formula about 500 years ago to make up for the .24 extra day in each regular calendar year. So today we are clearly entering spring in Maine. This […]
It has been a long strange winter this year in Maine. It started early when our first significant snow storm arrived just as the trick or treaters had finished their rounds on the last day of October. While they snuggled into their beds with thoughts of the sugary bounty they collected dancing in their heads, […]
Growing up in Southern California, winter wasn’t the stark change in seasons that it is here in Maine. Sure temperatures were cooler, especially after the sun went down in the evening. But come morning, most winter days were blessed with clear skies and a warm sun that even encouraged the wearing of shorts on the […]
Spring is supposed to arrive in just two weeks but you wouldn’t know it by taking a walk outside. Ice still clings to many of the roads and walkways making travel more difficult especially here at the lake where, for environmental reasons, the city plows do not apply salt or other ice melting chemicals. The […]
Maine is known as Vacationland and with good reason. The state is blessed with a beautiful coastline, dark green forests and woodlands, small towns with friendly people, and over 6000 lakes and ponds. People come from all over the world to enjoy the recreation, arts and entertainment, sightseeing, wildlife, and of course, Maine lobster. In […]
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