The Maine Diaries

Downeast Downies

Joseph and I call it “the Downeast Downies” – reading the paper, watching TV, taking a nap or two, and just having a lazy day. It always reminds of that song from the musical Flower Drum Song (from […]

Full Moon Saturday

Driving from Portland to Mt. Desert Island is about a three-hour drive. Some years we meander up the coast and make a stop at Reds Eats, the internationally known lobster shack in Wiscasset that has been featured on […]

Portland 2018

Joseph and I left Salem around noon. We went to Kennebunkport to visit Bonnie, one of Joseph’s clients. Their summer home is a cottage where all the rooms face the water – beautiful and peaceful. It was […]

Catherine Got Me!

Catherine didn’t bother us during the night. I woke up around 3am and thought I heard some shuffling, but it turns out that it was just Joseph snoring. No noise, nothing disturbing, no missing items – unless you […]

Ghosts, Witches and Games

Tonight was a fun mix of ghosts, witches, and games – mostly historical. GHOSTS: Joseph and I have some experience with spirits. So, after finding out that our room at historical The Salem Inn was haunted by the […]

Maine Vacation 2018: Salem MA

Joseph and I left home around 7:45. We made a stop at the post office to pay bills and then to Wawa for a breakfast sandwich and drinks – and we were on our way to Salem Massachusetts […]

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Sailing on the Somes

OK, not sailing. I don’t know “aft” from “starboard” but I do know the difference from sailing and boating. Today it was boating – I just liked the slight alliteration of “sailing on the Somes.” But it’s more […]

Cottage#5

Our trip from Portland was happily uneventful. The only “itchy” part was traveling over the Penobscot Narrows Bridge. One lane in each direction and open-style railing. For someone with height issues, it’s a challenge. Fortunately, Joseph likes it, […]