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Relief from Perfect Weather

Finally! A morning without a perfect sunrise! As I rolled over in bed to spy on the gathering dawn today, a headline formed itself around the words “Mainely Gray Dawn.” I wasn’t even sure if it was time for dawn, … Continue reading

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I Love My Boring Life

Dawn today over Prouts Neck, from Ocean Park, Maine It’s a simple routine here at Ocean Park in August. I go to bed at a decent hour. The sun wakes me up with soft colors arriving through the window next … Continue reading

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Test at Apple

This is a test. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad Tweet

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Ode to the Family Photo

American family vacationing in Maine, circa 2010 At about three-quarters of the way through one of the family gatherings which my parents host during the year, you’ll hear someone announce above the din, “It’s time for the photo!” There will … Continue reading

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The Art of Moving

My room in Cambridge is an artful mess of coming and going. Missy and Kes’s son Eli at the funeral service spoke of how expert his mother was at moving, because of all the moves she’d overseen for the family. … Continue reading

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Descent of the Time Travelers….

This was the view out our window at the SpringHill Marriott Suites in downtown Fairbanks. I love the discombobulation of time which this quick trek to Fairbanks and back has accomplished. I see it’s dark out my window on the … Continue reading

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Missy, In Memoriam

In the living room of my friend Kes Woodward’s home here, Missy is looking out after us all from a huge, vivid portrait he did of her. She passed away on Sunday, taken suddenly by a heart attack while she … Continue reading

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The iPad Diaries, continued…

I wasn’t sure how I would use an iPad. That’s why I was sure I wanted one. It was like landing on a new planet without a map. It was like leaving the groomed cross-country ski trail to cut my … Continue reading

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Mornings in Maine

Most mornings in Maine, I wake up in time for the sunrise. I can see the sea and sky from my side of the bed, and if the scene looks promising I think about taking a photo. Yesterday there was … Continue reading

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Blogging a Maine Moment

Our six guests have returned to Nebraska. The old cottage sighs and settles into the rhythms of a man, woman, and a very small dog. We are all on the same bed on the second floor, listening to the surf … Continue reading

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