Notes from Maine - 2021/12/12
Ten days ago, my horses had their first baby together. Earl has lived here since he was four months old, so I can be certain that …
Notes from Maine - 2021/12/05
Last Thursday, there was a strange emotion running through the barn. It was a warm rainy day so the horses had to spend …
Notes from Maine - 2021/11/21
I’m good in a crisis. The most recent example I can give was from last summer. My nephew and I were driving Dad’s Polaris …
Notes from Maine - 2021/11/21
This was never a perfect house. Twenty years ago, I searched forever to try to find a perfect house. In the next town over, I …
Notes from Maine - 2021/11/14
My friend had his Thanksgiving party at my house yesterday. It was nice to get back to that tradition, although it was a much …
Notes from Maine - 2021/11/07
This time of year is easy. I just get up when the sun comes through my window. Now that the time has changed, I came …
Notes from Maine - 2021/10/31
Happy Halloween! Even when I was a little kid, I was convinced that a Halloween costume should be scary. I don’t remember …
Notes from Maine - 2021/10/24
In the late 90s, my father bought a little cabin down the road from my grandparents’ house. It was a single room, decorated …
Notes from Maine - 2021/10/17
There are some things that I’m afraid to Google. You search for the wrong thing and then you’ll be getting all kinds of ads and …
Notes from Maine - 2021/10/10
The shower curtain rustles and leg slides out from the tub. Emilio’s toothbrush stops mid stroke. He’s frozen in shock for a …
Notes from Maine - 2021/10/03
Everyone is gone. It’s just me at the dogs hanging out at the camp. Some places, they would call this a cabin. Around here …
Notes from Maine - 2021/09/26
This is difficult for me to write. It’s not bad news. There’s nothing difficult about the topic I’m sharing today. It’s just difficult …
Notes from Maine - 2021/09/19
I drive a 2005 GMC Envoy. Once a year or so, I’ll pull up at a red light and there will be another Envoy next to me. I always turn to …
Notes from Maine - 2021/09/12
Tomorrow, bright and early, I have a dentist appointment. A cracked molar needs a crown. This ends my extraordinary …
Notes from Maine - 2021/09/05
I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that I’m having trouble rejoining the world. I was never terribly outgoing before the …
Notes from Maine - 2021/08/29
My sister and nephew are safely back home. They vacationed here for a few weeks this August. We visited the beach and a …