RuthOct 16, 20211 minOctober is a Great Place to BeOctober is my favorite month of year, and this year has been even more spectacular than usual. My husband and I celebrated our...
RuthApr 5, 20211 minRecovering from a long winterLast week I made a candle delivery to Wells, Maine, and decided to drive a few extra miles down the road to visit Ogunquit. (Thank you,...
RuthNov 11, 20201 minWhat a year.My husband and I took advantage of unseasonably warm weather to visit Reid State Park in Georgetown, Maine, this past weekend. While...
RuthJun 21, 20201 minSummer is here. Really!June in Maine, in my experiences, has usually been damp and chilly. Not this year, though! Yesterday my husband and I had an excuse to...
RuthMay 15, 20201 minTime to Look UpThe news this morning was terrible, full of death, anger, accusations, and dire economic predictions. I have been blessed, or perhaps...
RuthMar 29, 20201 minSpring FlowersSpring comes very slowly to Maine. It is nearly April, but our crocuses are only now beginning to bloom. Still, because winter lasts so...
RuthMar 9, 20201 minSunset over Buzzard's BayThere is no better medicine in the world than to stand at the edge of the ocean, admiring the sunset. I am even more thrilled to watch...
RuthJan 2, 20201 minHappy New Year. It's going to be great!I love living near the ocean. Nothing clears my head or helps me center myself more than simply standing on the shore, listening to the...
RuthDec 23, 20191 minAngels can appear in the most unexpected places!Every year I have one huge pre-holiday meltdown, when there's too much to do and everything seems to be going wrong. This tradition was...
RuthNov 28, 20191 minPre-Holiday Getaway in Newport, RILast week my husband and I met my brother and his wife for a pre-holiday vacation, in Newport, Rhode Island. Newport is my mother ship; I...
RuthNov 11, 20191 minThankful for Positive VoicesOn Friday we woke up to find a coating of snow which we had been told would not hit our part of the state. Surprise! Winter is here, no...
RuthOct 28, 20191 minOne Last HurrahMy husband and I played hooky this past weekend, and visited one of my favorite spots on earth, Pemaquid Point, Maine, on what might be...
RuthOct 16, 20191 minFall in MaineIt's Leaf Peeping season in Maine. I remember family trips to New England to see the foliage when I was a kid, and after twelve years in...