For the past week, it has pretty much been nothing but rain in central Maine. While everything is as lush and as green as a rainforest, all this wet weather makes it hard to do any amount of gardening. I have managed to plant some annuals in pots, and I am keeping my fingers crossed…
On Monday, I went to my friend Laura’s house for lunch, and she served spicy beans, barbecued sausage, and seaweed salad. What a lunch! Much different from my usual yogurt and crackers or peanut butter on English muffin. (Sometimes I get really crazy and have…
Last weekend’s gathering of Franco-American Artists at the beautiful Darling Marine Center was terrific. On Saturday, well over a dozen presenters read, performed, or showed, via the computer, their work. It would be impossible to do everyone justice so very, very briefly: The incomparable performers…
Tomorrow, I’ll be going to Damariscotta to a gathering of Franco-American artists. There will be at least 40 of us, a reflection of the large population of Franco-Americans that came…
Blue is my favorite color, and I like every shade, from pale to dark blue. Today, the sky is a deep blue, a great day to hang my blue sheets…
On this year’s Mother’s Day, there was a small but jolly gathering at the little house in the big woods. Our daughter Shannon and her dog, Holly, came for a…