Maine Observer
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PublishedMarch 6, 2016
Maine Observer: Mirrors bring moments of reflection
Looking at ourselves in the mirror of our new Maine home is to freshly recognize ourselves. The same, yet not the same.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2016
Maine Observer: Stopping for papers on a snowy Sunday
Delivering the Sunday paper on our route started out in lightly falling snow and a brisk wind. It didn't stay that way for long.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2016
Maine Observer: On the nature of time and retirement
Among other fundamental changes, you now have a whole lot more time on your hands.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2016
Maine Observer: Stories salvaged from daughter’s detritus
An author is grateful for discarded notebooks and, in other ways, for the child who pitched them.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2016
Maine Observer: ‘Snow day’ a blessed gift wrapped in white
When we have to slow our usual pace because of a big storm, we play, enjoy a sense of peace and feed the soul.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2016
Maine Observer: Being stuck in traffic can have its rewards
For the contemplative driver, it's an ideal opportunity to have some fun exercising powers of observation and reflection.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2016
Maine Observer: Sticky snow brings joy in 1950s rural Maine
But a frolicking girl grows into a homeowner and becomes much less enamored of the heavy, water-laden snow.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2016
Maine Observer: The day Mrs. Willard took on the moose
A grandmother in 1930s South Portland shoos a moose from her yard, to the amazement of Ferry Village kids and neighbors.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2016
Maine Observer: Rewinding the ribbons of memory
The task of taking down holiday decorations stirs recollections of Mom, posh gift wrap and iconic Maine shops of yesteryear.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2015
Maine Observer: Holiday balm is a run and conversation
It is difficult but not impossible to find respite from the saturation of messages urging us to eat, drink and shop.
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