Category Archives: Maine Morsels
A snowy owl walk with little snow and no owls yields other rewards
Winter Road Trip and Maine Gals Getaway
United by friendship, love, and blood: Winter Camp in Maine
Five things to love about stick season in Maine
My hornet grows up and leaves the nest
101 Acadian Nights: Sleeping Outdoors in Acadia National Park*
Ticks and tourists return
Seasons vary radically in Maine, from sub-zero temperatures with leafless trees and frozen lakes to steamy summers with ticks and tourists. The time has come to wear insect repellent, do daily tick checks, and remember that when I travel I am a tourist, too. Tick season begins about the same time as tourist season in […]
Puddle jumping and other reasons to love the rain
Silver, gray and wet–everything is damp and swollen with moisture. Shimmering beads hang from the tips of buds and line blades of grass like peas in a pod. It is raining again. There was a time I cleaned the attic as I listened to the water pelting the roof, or organized my closets while drinking […]
Is it re-purposing or senseless destruction?
Like many DIYers, I frequently cannibalize one thing to create another. Buttons from a much-loved coat, torn beyond repair, became the closures for an artist book I was working on. Cast aside planks were turned into painted bootjacks, and yes, I have a necklace made out of old clock gears. Where does one draw the […]