The Great White
Monday, February 28th, 2011I don’t know why people are so frightened of Maine winters. Yes, it’s cold… but it’s winter! Bundle up and you’ll be fine! I have been loving this, my first Maine winter, mostly because of the abundance of beautiful, sparkling white snow!! After a fairly long stretch of no snow, during which the snow mounds [...]
Magical Maine Winter
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011When telling people that I was moving to Maine (from New Jersey), just about every single person’s reply was something along the lines of, “The winters are cooooold!” or “Good luck surviving those dark, frigid winters!” So far, I am not only surviving the Maine winter, but I’m loving it! Albiet, it’s only January. Still, [...]
Into the Woods Again…
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Almost two months old, it was time to take Maddie on another hike. This time, I headed out with my family (Garrett was in China Town doing his Hung Ga Lion Dance for Chinese New Year… visit his blog at www.geethink.com for more on that) to another one of our favorite local hiking spots–The Great [...]
In the Depths of Winter, an Invincible Summer…
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer. –Albert Camus This is another Sierra Club Daily Ray of Hope Gem, which I had to share. A couple of weeks ago, my husband Garrett and I went on a wintry hike with our friend Sara. As we crunched along [...]
Taking Out the Trash and Descriptive Writing
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009For those who don’t know, I co-teach a 3rd grade class at a local public school. Today before dismissal, my co-teacher and I gave our students specific instructions for an assignment they might have. Yes, you read it correctly–might have. I told them that IF there is a snow day tomorrow, then this is what [...]
Our First REAL Snow
Sunday, December 21st, 2008Here are a few pictures I took while out on a wintry escapade Friday during our first REAL snow. I love winter when there’s snow. It’s so delicate and smooth and peaceful… yet COLD! Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a [...]
