Magic Moments in Maine

FUN WITH GRANDKIDS This past week our son and family made their annual visit to Maine, always a high point of the summer.  We all visited the botanical gardens where the girls, 9 and 5, love the children’s garden.  The small playhouse is their first stop, followed by getting in the rowboat and trying to work the oars.  This time …

Maine Moments: Fare for Body & Mind

LOBSTER ROLLS Last year we were disappointed in the lobster rolls we ordered, no one of them was outstanding.  Not only is the amount and type of lobster important, having the right kind of roll (split hot dog bun toasted) is key. On our quest this year for a great lobster roll, we are more pleased. …

Maine Moments: First Days

MAINE IN 2021 On Saturday, we traded hot Florida sun and humidity for cool gray Maine.  Due to airline schedules and a cancelled flight to Portland on Friday, we flew into Boston’s Logan Airport.  Waiting for our bags and then dealing with the scrum of people all pressed together waiting for the bus to the rental car …

Departing Maine & Arriving Florida

WINDING DOWN MAINE Our airline threw us a curve when it changed our departing flight from a very civilized 12:45 pm to before sunrise at 6:00 am.  Thus, we left our rental house a day early, drove down to Portland and spent the night at the airport Hilton Garden Inn,.  We’d been told that the hotel was …