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If you are going to Maine, you don’t want to miss a stop in Camden. It is Postcard Perfect. I would have loaded up on postcards to send, but I like taking my own pictures. I’ll share with you here. We visited in June, just prior to Camden’s main tourist season. Delightful. I’m...
by Linda Laughter, Guest Blogger This year our extended family of 11 adults and 5 children (under the age of 9), decided we missed each other and needed to find a place where we could gather. We are spread out from Texas to Oregon and Michigan. This took a bit of planning to say the […]
Portland, Maine: A Restaurant Rich City If you want to eat well, you might want to visit Portland, Maine. Named “Restaurant City of the Year 2018” by Bon Appétitt, this former ship building city has emerged as a foodie mecca. If you do go, I suggest, NO, I highly recommend that you sign...
Portland, Maine is a city in transition. Once a huge ship building seaport and fishing mecca, now it is moving rapidly towards tourism with galleries, eateries, and, gasp, cruise ships. We understand two to three giant ships show up every day starting in July and extending through the color...
by Peggy DePersia, Guest Blogger Scaffolding generally gives me pause. I sometimes stop and evaluate whether I want to walk under, through or around it. Or, should I cross the street and avoid it altogether. Often, I stop, especially if there are layers and layers of it, to try and...
Piñatas in Mexico Growing up in the upper Midwest, the celebrations I know about revolve around wooden shoe dancing at the Tulip Festival in Holland, Michigan, traditional Christmas trees and Santa Claus at Christmas or funny little Bunnies delivering eggs at Easter. Frankly I could never...
River Green in Chicago Reposted from 2018 St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago. Seeing the Chicago River turn green on St. Patrick’s day has been on my “life wish list” for a long time. Might have something to do with my maternal Grandmother’s name being Mahoney or maybe it is just curiosity....
The British Virgin Islands are one of those places that I love going back to over and over. WHY? Well, it is great to get out of Michigan winter, especially in Feb. or March, but mostly it is a fabulous spot for sailors. The Sir Frances Drake Passageway, the many little islands with cute...
When I first arrived in Oaxaca I wasn’t so sure I would like it. It didn’t seem all that interesting, especially when I compared it mentally to San Miguel de Allende. That inland Mexico town is a photographer’s paradise. But soon I realized. Oaxaca’s charm sneaks up on you. First, of all,...
I have loved going to the theater since I was a very little girl when my parents took me to the local amateur productions. In fact, they relished telling the story of me at about age 5 or 6 jumping up in the middle of a production where my father had a small role […]