Saturday, January 15, 2022 – Greetings from southern Maine on this chilly January Saturday morning! This week my thoughts go to keeping my dog warm, movies filmed in Maine, and Valentine’s Day – oh, and chocolate! HEATED PET BED I’m thinking…
Retro Roadtrip: Cars! (and a couple of trucks)
Retro Cars & Trucks I first saw Joshua Hrehovcik’s photographs on Instagram in early 2021. His images were mainly of recognizable spots along the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. Often taken at an interesting angle, and accompanied by humorous…
Thoughts from the Coast – January 8
January 8, 2022 – On Saturdays I plan to share some of my coastal finds with you. These might be interesting links, locally-made goods, unusual places, fun art and images from: Maine, New England, the USA and around the world…
Stormy Maine Seas
Stormy Maine seas can be exciting, astounding, invigorating, refreshing, powerful and just plain beautiful. The sound of the waves crashing against the shore, the thunder of the rollers heading in, the magnificent white horses, the thrill of standing too close…
How 1200 Friends Helped Me Choose a Paint Color for My Front Door
My goal was simple: choose a color to paint my new front door. How hard could it be? Since I’m an artist, I first painted my own sample chips in watercolor in an attempt to narrow down the wide range…
Cairns: Beach Sculptures
WHAT IS A CAIRN? It’s a balancing act, a sculpture constructed by carefully placing stones on top of each other. It’s a structure built by man using natural materials as a way of connecting with nature. It’s a point of…
