Since I “retired” on the coast of Maine, I have spent a lot of time watching the ocean and the woods and the towns around me…watching and photographing. But some days, the camera just lies there…it doesn’t call to me, it just sits. Today was one of those. I managed to shoot my morning photos […]
Yesterday was my little town’s celebration of self, a/k/a St. George Days…a parade, 5k, flower-arranging competition, Library’s annual book sale/art auction/raffle, the Fire Department’s lobster dinner, all topped off by the annual town fireworks…an opportunity for town residents to relax together and foster the togetherness that carries us through the hard times. It all started […]
What a winter this has been (and is!)…snow in areas of the country where snow doesn’t belong…minimal snow and raised temps in Alaska, of all places…days-long power outages in places that don’t normally lose power…horrible traffic messes on interstates and streets in places that don’t have snowplows or decent snowstorm plans in place…we Northeasterners chuckle […]
Yes, I lost my keys. I went to the post office yesterday, went to dig out my key ring with the post office box key on it and it wasn’t there. Now, I’m a key-phobe…I am terrified of losing my keys, being locked out of my house, not being able to access my car, losing […]
I was so disappointed to watch footage this morning of the Rutgers men’s basketball coach physically and verbally abusing his players. As far as I’m concerned, it is one thing to be a tough, demanding coach and entirely another to scream at, push, throw balls at and aim homophobic slurs at students. As of yesterday, Coach […]
I have a confession to make…a dirty little secret I have unsuccessfully tried to protect all my life…I am a TERRIBLE house cleaner. I’m really good at doing defined tasks, like laundry and meal preparation and dishwasher loading and unloading. But, somehow, the gene which allows the brain to organize something so complicated as real, […]
I read an article on Boston.com this morning about women who find new paths in life after their children are grown and gone. Count me in… I waited a long time (well, back then it was a long time) to have babies. I finished college, met the man of my destiny, moved with him across […]
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