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Traveling through Maine Farmington, Maine
Historic downtown Farmington I’ve been fortunate enough to have lived in several different locations throughout Maine. Although moving my family around from place to place was tough, I also knew the...
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Even more Shits and Giggles
Butt…her tan is awesome! Yes…Maine is finally warming up. * Smile awhile and let’s be happy.* Nuff said. Look Ma…I’m hanging with the cool kids! Filed under: Just 4 Fun
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Traveling through Maine – Camden and Rockland Area
Camden Harbor My son had the day off from school and I had the day off from work so we decided to go to the ocean for the day. Although the day started off with overcast skies, by midafternoon, it had...
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How To: Get Your Memories Out of Your Head and Onto Bookshelves – Part One
Illustration by Debra Colby-Conklin When I started entertaining the thought of writing my memories as a way to earn money and not just as a way to release my creative energies, I was disappointed when...
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How to: Get Your Stories Out of Your Head and Onto Bookshelves-Part Two
Part Two – Telling the story. Make the point of your story clear. Don’t hem and hah around your story. Don’t be vague. Say what you have to say and in words that you’d normally say them in. Relatable....
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How To: Get Your Memories Out of Your Head-Part Three
Part Three – Finding An Audience Writing your story is the easy part, but to interest someone enough to take the time to read it is an entirely different matter. Over the years I’ve written a lot of...
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Medication Virgin
After a recent visit to the doctor’s office he told me he was going to prescribe some medication for my insomnia, but that it would be the lowest dose available and that I was supposed to half that as...
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What to Say to a Recent Widow/Widower
A friend of mine recently lost her husband of almost fifty years. Their deep love for one another is apparent on her face each time she speaks of him. Her eyes light up and her voice softens with love...
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Spiders and Snakes
I wonder if anyone remembers that old country song by Jim Stafford called, “Spiders and Snakes.” I remember it simply because the song was about hating spiders and snakes and I could relate completely...
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Closet Foodie
I’ve never been one for cooking. I’ve never particularly enjoyed it and I’ve never learned to do it well. I used to blame myself for this dilemma. I’d beat myself up about it, calling myself a lazy...
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What’s Trending
Being someone who gets her information and news online, it’s hard not to notice that one of the trends these days seems to be “what’s trending.” What exactly is trending? To the best of my...
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High-Steppin’
Click, click, click and all male heads, as well as some female heads (mine included) swivel to see what’s attached to the sound of high heels clicking across the tiled floor. Although the men are...
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Newsworthy
I really have to read the newspaper more often. There’s some great stuff in there. Stuff I don’t normally see online when perusing the latest celebrity news. What people think Zumba class is...
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I’ve Been Honored !
I’m so excited to be nominated for the Liebster Blog Award…my first one! With high hopes of many others to follow…I’ll wish upon my star tonight. The Liebster Blog Award is given to bloggers who have...
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Roll On Out
Home Sweet Camper Home People leaving the security of full-time job for the risk of packing it up and hitting the road is becoming more popular than ever. With an estimated average of 7.2 million...
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The Outside
My vacation ended and the hardest thing seemed to be getting myself back into gear in order to haul my rear-end into work after lounging around for a week. Although the lounging wasn’t a choice, it was...
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Divorce, Dating & Moving On
When it comes to dating, who does it first after a divorce? Many might think it’s the man, but statistically it’s usually the woman. Why? Because as most surveys show, the woman has left the...
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Traveling through Maine – Gulf Hagas;The Grand Canyon of Maine
Screw Auger Falls Because summer is just around the corner (we hope) traveling is probably on a lot of people’s minds. And although many like to go out-of-state and see the sights the rest of the...
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