"Personal Buoyancy"
Having just read the most captivating article in the January 2014 issue of Maine magazine about Dr. Edison Liu, President and CEO of...
Who You Love
Each year end, I have dutifully cleaned out and properly stored my paper files to prepare for a new year. But now, at this age, I throw...
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I have the privilege of being a volunteer at The Telling Room, a writing center for children ages 6-18. The people involved with this...
Standard Baking Company
All five senses came alive the moment I entered the tiny, warm bakery on a rainy day-before-Thanksgiving. I was truly like a kid in a...
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!
October 20. 9:22 a.m. 52 degrees in Maine….and I have already brought out the cushions for the deck set from their storage spot in the...
Gone to Carolina in my Mind
When I set out to write Away at a Camp in Maine, my goal was to write a book that made me (and thereby my reader) feel like a James...
Parenting
Parenting younger children was easier to me than parenting young adults and then partnering with adult children. My husband’s and my...
Falling Waters
In February, with his birthday money still saved from December, my husband began searching the internet for a weekend getaway spot for...
A New Day Has Come
We fly my younger son from Maine to Georgia tomorrow to begin his freshman year of college. With mixed emotions, one of my longtime...
Blue Moon
Facebook has exploded with words and photos of our gorgeous blue moon earlier in August. Full moons elicit magic and awe in all of us....