An assortment of random pictures from the Common Ground Fair. It was great to get back there, after a two year break. The weather was incredibly gorgeous (maybe even a bit too hot), and the food was as fabulous as always. I was remarkably restrained, and managed to come out with only one skein of […]
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We were in the area, so we had to do it. I’ve now officially been to the easternmost point in the US. This is not the kind of place you want to make a day trip out of, but as a stop off at the end of a day trip to Campobello, it’s ideal.
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This past weekend, we headed Downeast, to Canada, to visit Campobello Island, which will be another post. On our way there, we stopped at Fort Point State Park in Stockton Springs, Maine. The beauty of that stop was the lighthouse, as well as the ominous thundery sky.
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I finished up my vacation with a clam boat from The Lobster Shack. I arrived at about 11:45, which was apparently the perfect time, as I had ample parking to chose from, and one party ahead of me ordering. By the time I left the building to wait for my food, the line was at
The Lobster Shack at Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth, ME Read More »
For something a little different today, I found a cruise that goes out to Eagle Island, a state park that was the summer home of Admiral Robert Peary (the first American to reach the North Pole), and his family. The island is on the ocean side of Casco Bay (sadly, I was not able to
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I’m on vacation this week. BF couldn’t take the time, so I’m seeing what I can do around town. (Yesterday involved laundry and errands.) Today, I headed out as early as I could to Mackworth Island. Turns out, I was the last car in the lot, so my timing was fortuitous. It’s a lovely day
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On Saturday, we brought P’s parents up to the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden in Boothbay. We spent a good deal of time in the newly opened Children’s Garden, which is the kind of place I would have gone gaga over when I was younger. There are so many cool nooks and crannies to explore, and
Art and Form at the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden Read More »
See what I mean about flower spam? It was definitely a good weekend for garden viewing…
Flowers from My Father’s Garden Read More »
