I sure hope that Frank learns the rest of the words to Canada’s anthem. He launches into it whenever we get into conversation about our neighbor to the north. But he stops there, and never goes beyond. Then he sings that part again.
For our Labor Day vacay we are heading north into New Brunswick and […]
Frank tells me not to feed the stray back cat who’s in our back yard daily, but I just can’t help myself. He’s so forlorn. He lives under the neighbor’s deck and spends days in our back yard, much to the irritation of our dear Bunny.
He’s a big old thing, all black, with plenty of […]
I repeat: Darn these allergies! Not fair, not fair. The outside temperature drops a few degrees, and there I am, all snuffly and uncomfortable. Sneezy, too. I don’t get it, I don’t like it. Time to ask the doctor about an allergy specialist. I lose too many hours and days of good time to this […]
We have a friend who organizes Elderhostel groups at Roosevelt-Campobello International Park, drawing heavy on the theme of FDR and Eleanor. This group of 34 was visiting a theme more about “secrets of the Bay of Fundy” or some such. Which, of course, touched on shipwrecks, and that’s why I’m writing about this.
We got a […]
Help, we are a household awash in newspapers. Not just the daily, but we also get by mail four weeklies, and whatever else I bring into the house. Good thing Frank is really big on stacking them neatly and getting them to recycling in a timely fashion. But, I just can’t give up on any […]
I should be writing about more important things, but this is a big deal for me. Some of our gladiolas, planted late in the spring, are blossoming. Well, two of them. One orange, one purple. Never having had a garden or even an interest in planting flowers before, I can say this is the first […]
Frank says being a defense lawyer is about 90 percent losing and 10 percent winning. Often the state has solid cases against his clients, so they aren’t cases that he should be winning anyway. He had two trials this week, and he didn’t expect to win the first.
He didn’t. “You win some, you lose some,” […]
This is the weekend for the Machias Wild Blueberry Festival - the 31st annual. It’s huge. They block off streets for two days, and everything happens. Already the Centre Street Congregational Church has held its chicken barbeque dinner outside beneath the tent (Thursday evening) and its fish fry (Friday) last night. We got to the […]
What a summer, feels nearly over. Rush, rush, rush. Too busy to write, even though there’s plenty to write. Just posting a note to my four readers that we’re still here, and hope to be blogging back soon.
We now have an Empire sofa in our living room. It’s got green stripes, 1930s-style. Not my choice of fabrics, and I think we should have it reupholstered to something that actually matches the other furniture and decor, but Frank says no, that it’s “classic.”
We got it at an estate auction that I didn’t even […]
To start with one of our most recent wonderful occurances:
A filmmaker in South Addison, Brenda Jepson, recently finished a 60-minute historical documentary called “The Story of the Acadians.” My own understanding of the Acadians was sketchy, so I knew that I could learn plenty from seeing the film. Louise West of the Machias Bay Area […]
Well - what a month we had in July, except without making any entries to the blog, there is no record of it so far! Our highlight was hosting Camp Cassidy for a week, followed by a quick few days in Vermont, followed by the usual return to work. I will try to recall the […]