avalon antiques market – wiscasset, maine

I just have to tell you about a very cool thing that happened and then, I promise, I will stop rambling on about my damn birthday. On my actual birthday, which was the second day of the extravaganza weekend, we drove north on Route 1 and ended up at a fabulous antique store in [...]

birthday blowout

Considering the early events of this week (see my last post), my birthday last weekend seems like so very long ago… But it was fantastic and I can’t bring myself to leave it behind. We did so many of my favorite things!
On Friday night we had dinner at my favorite Thai restaurant, Bangkok [...]

stormy weather

Maine is a volatile mistress.  She lures you in with her relaxed pace of life, her general lack of bumper-to-bumper traffic, the refreshing honesty and pragmatism of her natives, her sweet-salty breezes, her breathtaking ocean views, her showy autumn colors…and then she smacks you upside the head with her winters-that-never-end and her relentless nor’easters.  The [...]

welcome, finn!

Just a quick post to share some really happy news: my cousin Rob and his wife Sarah finally had their baby boy!! Finnegan was born on Saturday 4/14 at 10:45 a.m. He was 7 pounds 12 ounces and 21 inches long. It was a loooooong, rough labor, so three cheers for [...]

joyeux anniversaire!

Warning: shameless birthday promotion contained herein.

You’d think at thirty-schmmpfft years old, I would be over this whole birthday thing, but I’m not. I’m just not. I love birthdays! And Sunday is my birthday!! So. In honor of the forthcoming festivities, I give you the gallery of cakes:

gross
small
tall
elaborate
meaty
fishy
roaring
phallic
flowery
flaming!

I’m off [...]

spring fever

It’s official. I have spring fever. I’ve taken to putting sandals on and staring wistfully at my feet. And then I have to put my socks back on because my toes are cold. According to Sarah Long, we’re expecting more snow — a “plowable amount” — this Thursday. Desperate [...]

april (snow) showers

Sorry, no pictures today — I haven’t been feeling too inspired to shoot. At about 4 a.m. Thursday morning, our power went off due to a large storm which ultimately left us with about a foot of snow. And by the way, just in case you forgot, it’s April in Maine and it [...]