Recently, I made my third trip to New Hampshire, to visit my friends Kitty and Kochanski: a laid-back weekend with friends, watching TV, looking at over the lake by Kitty’s cabin, and enjoying the fine fall weather. I’ve not been… Read More ›
New England
The tide is IN, for summer
I really love the seasonal restaurants in New England that serve a good lobster roll. It’s lobster, put on a New England style hot dog roll. The less mayonnaise or anything else added, the better the lobster roll. You basically… Read More ›
A Morning in Bah Hahba, Maine
Last month I took a week’s vacation on a trip (College of Curiosity field trips) that visited some areas that, while not as glamorous as Istanbul or Paris, were places that I had never seen before. After spending a… Read More ›
One of these Room Mates is not Like the Other….
My husband and I are often considered opposites. He’s neat and tidy, and I am rather messy. He’s a trained engineer and his jobs have always required meticulous attention to detail and safety. I’m an artist, and my work depends… Read More ›
Winter and the cat keeps warm..Friday Fun Flick
How can you tell Winter is here in New England? Our cat, Moxie, comes running when she hears the clicking sound the gas fire makes when we start it up. She thinks the fire is for her alone, and will… Read More ›
Downsized Christmas in Brussels
Last year I featured some stories about when our young family spent several holidays on Brussels. My husband was working in Belgium, he needed to be there for the Y2K change over and also the Euro conversion. That meant the… Read More ›
Moxie and the Mouse
Fall in New England is when the thoughts of critters of the woods, normally happy with their woodland abode, turn toward winter. Winter means cold, snow and ice. “Why should we suffer when there is a lovely little warm house… Read More ›
No worries November….
The wee cabin has been the subject of a few blog posts. This year is the latest we have been able to use the cabin, having installed a small heater that we run while we are gone. We have arrived… Read More ›
Too many leaves! We want to leaf them behind.
My husband and I have loved living in the country, but we really would like to move to town. Now that we are older, it’s too difficult for us to keep up with snow removal, and in the Fall, leaf… Read More ›
Leaf Peeper Time! (almost)
While I enjoy living in New England, Fall is of course my favorite season. The changing of the leaves is in New England always is amazing to me. While I grew up in Washington DC and Maryland, and leaves changed,… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 