January in Maine!

The temperature finally warmed up yesterday—if you call 15° warm.  After a few days with sub-zero temperatures, yesterday felt almost balmy. With the “warmth” came snow. The snow started in the morning and continued through most of the night. It was a great time to fire up the woodstove and have dinner in front . . . → Read More: January in Maine!

Baby, it’s cold outside…

They always say that January is Maine’s coldest month—and boy have they been right the last few days! We did get a bit of a reprieve on Tuesday when the afternoon temps hit 32°. Unfortunately, it has been down hill since then.

I sat in the living room with my first cup of coffee . . . → Read More: Baby, it’s cold outside…

Going to Bangor…

Yesterday was grocery day…YUK!!  I don’t like shopping at all and I especially don’t like grocery shopping (although I sure do love to eat ). We have a very nice small grocery store in Corinth but a couple of times a month, I head for the big city of  Bangor. Bangor may not be . . . → Read More: Going to Bangor…

Barred Owl Visitor

Last week while sitting in the living room and talking to my daughter on the phone,  I saw a huge bird swoop from the ground to the top of one of the deer feeder tubes. At first I thought it was one of those darned turkeys but then realized that there was no way . . . → Read More: Barred Owl Visitor

What’s a gravatar?…

For years, I have seen folks using avatars—I even have a few of my own.  But recently I have seen the term “gravatar” popping up and I wondered what that was all about. The new theme that I use on this site is gravatar enabled so I thought that I would check it out.

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