A Town Meeting, October 13, 1985(This is an essay I wrote in 1985 and only recently discovered tucked into an old file folder. I am including it here because my kids are…Oct 21, 2021Oct 21, 2021
Owls Head, 100-year birthday partyA group of rambunctious musicians from our small town on the coast of Maine rocked back and forth, tapped their toes, swayed in rhythm to…Oct 14, 2021A response icon1Oct 14, 2021A response icon1
The Art of CheeseAs you may know by now, I’m working on a cheese-related project, which I call Shelf Life. Last month, Zoe Brickly, the Creative Director of…Oct 7, 2021Oct 7, 2021
A Runner’s HighRunning has become so much more than exercise for me. No longer trying for faster splits or personal bests, I focus on what I see along my…Sep 29, 2021Sep 29, 2021
“Real People” of MaineIt’s a chilly fall morning in 2019. Krista Tripp’s 36-foot lobster boat, Shearwater, rumbles out of Spruce Head harbor into the lapis blue…Jun 14, 2021A response icon1Jun 14, 2021A response icon1
Are We Done Belonging?My family has grown accustomed to my wry comment about being everywhere, all the time. I usually comment as we head through the blurred…May 8, 2021May 8, 2021
Finding Bliss While Fishing for OystersThe Daughters of Edward Darly Boit, painted by John Singer Sargent in 1882, almost fills a single room at Boston’s Museum of Fine Art…Apr 14, 2021Apr 14, 2021
A Visit to a Norwegian Fish FarmIn the ocean, God is in charge, regulating the lifecycle of the fish, the tides, and the water. Whether you think of a divine power as God…Jan 23, 2020Jan 23, 2020
Who Moved My Champagne?That glass of bubbly Champagne may cost you more than you’re willing to pay this New Year’s Eve….or perhaps it won’t be Champagne at all…Dec 26, 2019Dec 26, 2019
October Outages Bring Us Back TogetherDarkness enveloped my house when the howling wind cut off power to our small village along the coast of Maine last month. As a result of a…Nov 5, 2019Nov 5, 2019