Articles from April 2010



Waking to the Drearies

It’s still raining here in southern Maine. I’m in the loft room looking out at the trees soaked and dripping, cascades of water running down the trunks and branches…no beach today though yesterday my hosts took me on a very quick turn around the beach parking lot so we could see the pounding waves. It’s [...]

Morning Has Broken & The Day Is Misty (I Hear Music!)

Sucha day! I woke early, to the sound of rain on the roof…. I stayed under the coverlet as long as I could… but the grey skies and the promise of coffee finally got to me and I headed down the spiral staircase to the lower level and my DD coffee. I had a dream [...]

On the Road Again – Just A Little Up the Road

I am spending the weekend with my friends in Maine. We had hoped for a warm and sunny time at the shores of Ogunquit… but the weather promises to be cold, damp and raw! Ah well, we shall have to suffer quiety within the confines of their lovely cottage… saluting the sun behind the clouds [...]

J’ai cassé mon troisième presse française.

I used google’s translator to create that headline. I just broke my third french press! (As my french is not so good, it probably reads: I just squashed my french turtle….) but who cares. Once again I have succeeded in cracking the glass in a french press. They are so delicate… and no matter how [...]

Happy Easter – And Peeps To You!

The Easter Holiday turned out to be a different event for our family this year. Several families were under water — literally! from all the rain we got in the last two weeks… and the cleanup took all their energy. So our family gathering was cancelled, though my nephew and his girlfriend still managed to [...]