Category Archives: Maine

Sixty-one is the New Wonderful

Posted on August 30, 2011 by len

It’s Warren Buffett’s birthday today, and mine too.  At 81, Warren is twenty years further down the road, saving banks and kicking ass.  Sixty-one seems like a very fine age to me this morning, dawning in all its postcard glory … Continue reading →

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One Dune Away from Mayhem

Posted on August 28, 2011 by len

I’m sitting at my desk on the second floor of a hundred-year-old cottage, looking out at mayhem. Raindrops stuck in the window screens blur my view of the ocean just before high tide.  The sand dune that we like to … Continue reading →

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Old Orchard Beach’s Best Pizza

Posted on February 21, 2011 by len

I spent a delightful hour today with a slice of Luca Pizzuti’s “Grandma” pizza, a bottle of water, and my Kindle. I’d walked a mile to the Old Orchard Beach pier from Ocean Park all bundled up against the wind … Continue reading →

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Off-Season Interlude at Ocean Park

Posted on February 20, 2011 by len

Before heading back to Denver next week, we are spending a couple of days in wintry Ocean Park, Maine. I’ve never seen this much snow here, and I love it. I sat for a while this morning on a big, … Continue reading →

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Oh What a Brand: Our Visit to L.L. Bean in Freeport

Posted on December 14, 2010 by len

When we were staying at Ocean Park this weekend, we took a run up to Freeport, Maine, for some Christmas shopping at the iconic L.L. Bean. I remember this place from my boyhood, 50-plus years ago.  Things were more rustic, … Continue reading →

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Girl, Dog, Beach

Posted on October 2, 2010 by len

We were reading our Kindles at the beach when an autumn breeze came up. So I fetched additional layers of clothing up at the cottage and returned with a bag of almonds and a root beer. Our friend Holly, a … Continue reading →

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Relief from Perfect Weather

Posted on August 22, 2010 by len

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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Ode to the Family Photo

Posted on August 7, 2010 by len

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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Mornings in Maine

Posted on July 17, 2010 by len

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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Reflections During a Storm in Maine

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Len

Tropical Storm Danny made himself known in the middle of the night, with wind moaning through the cottage windows and needles of rain tapping the glass.  We woke up to foamy chaos at high tide.  Our bedroom here has a … Continue reading →

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