Maine Moments: Relaxing, Reading & Watching

A LAZY WEEK We escaped the heat after Portland and are now happily settled mid coast on Southport Island.  I have to confess that we have been somewhat lazy this week.  Not in terms of projects, though.  I’ve re-discovered Zentangle and have been having fun creating one tile each day, while the Chief Penguin is keeping up with politics and …

Summer Reading 2026

BOOKS FOR SUMMER For some years now, I’ve been in the habit of drawing up a list of books I hope to read over the summer.  Some are long hardbacks or biographies I have put off, others are just fun mysteries or beach reads, and one or two might be titles for my book club.  It’s a …

Carolina Comments: Flower Artistry & More

ART IN BLOOM This is the second year we have gone to Art in Bloom at the art museum in Raleigh.  I enjoyed this year’s paired arrangements (flowers with paintings or sculpture) as much or more than last year’s.  A few I found too drab or just not interesting, but overall, there was a plethora of showy …