by Susan | Oct 31, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Hannah has decided that at 14, she’s too old for trick-or-treating on Halloween. Now we’re on to haunted trails and such. Still, it’s fun to remember the good old days! Happy Halloween!
by Susan | Oct 28, 2013 | On My Mind
The focus on Breast Cancer Awareness Month has me thinking a lot about cancer. I’ve run, walked, and raised money for The Cure along with millions of others over the years, yet there is still no cure. Huge amounts of money are raised every year, but less than...
by Susan | Oct 9, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Don’t blink, Hannah’s wearing pink! Look closely, because you may never see her in this color again. It was the Volley for the Cure event that got her into such a “girly” color. I think pink suits her. Mom, Hannah wanted it made clear that you...
by Susan | Sep 19, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
I stumbled across this picture of Hannah and I taken at a wedding back in 2007. She was eight at the time. The photo was in an archive of the wedding images taken by someone else and I’d not seen it before. Discovering it felt a bit like Christmas morning.
by Susan | Sep 18, 2013 | On My Mind
Summer Frost. Those two words seem incongruous, but while there’s still a few days of summer left, twice I’ve had to scrape the frost from my car window in the morning. My Moonflower on Sunday… My Moonflower on Tuesday morning when the thermometer read 36...
by Susan | Sep 16, 2013 | On My Mind
This is how I felt on Sunday. All I wanted to do was curl up in my hammock and take a snooze in the late summer sun. But, the squirrels ate my hammock last summer. So I lazed on the porch, puttering in the yard here and there when guilt over my laziness set in. While...
by Susan | Sep 6, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Today was the first day of high school for Hannah. Hand me a tissue, please. She is now a Lady Knight, playing JV Volleyball at Narraguagus High School. Today was her first high school sporting event and first ever volleyball match. She played one match and scored a...
by Susan | Aug 6, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Why does fourteen seem so much older than thirteen? Today we celebrated Hannah’s fourteenth birthday. I’m troubled by the passing of this day – more so than any birthday before. Maybe it’s because she’s entering high school next month, no longer a little girl in...
by Susan | Jul 29, 2013 | On My Mind
At 4:00 a.m. the only thing awake with me is a lone bullfrog boinging like a banjo, the sound echoing in the stillness. Moments later, the Colonel starts crowing, echoed by Clover. The ducks rouse and talk amongst themselves with low raspy quacks. Before long the...
by Susan | Jul 26, 2013 | On My Mind
We are fortunate to have a wonderful summer camp program run by EdGE, a program of the Maine Sea Coast Mission. Hannah has been attending the EdGE after school and summer programs for years. As a rising high school freshman, this is her last year to participate in the...
by Susan | Jul 19, 2013 | On My Mind
Is there anything sweeter than a fawn? Until she grows up and discovers my garden? These deer were grazing across the road. What are the chances they’ll stay in that field?
by Susan | Jul 18, 2013 | On My Mind
by Susan | Jul 17, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Today is my father’s birthday. With me living so far away, the times we spent this day together have been far and few between. I can’t be there today, but I’m planning a visit to Pennsylvania next month. (Hopefully – between camp, braces and volleyball practice!) My...
by Susan | Jul 8, 2013 | On My Mind
With the end of the weekend, so went the hot and humid conditions. Rarely do we endure such uncomfortable weather as we have the last four days. Summer along the Maine coast usually means warm days and comfortable nights. We don’t have air conditioning, just...
by Susan | Jul 4, 2013 | On My Mind
In 1776 John Adams wrote of Independence Day: It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. And it was. Happy 4th of...
by Susan | Jun 25, 2013 | On My Mind
This weekend I discovered two nesting Phoebes under the back lean-to. They’re very shy; every time I tiptoe to the back yard to snap a picture, they abandon their nests and watch me from a distance. After snapping these pictures, I gave up capturing the Phoebes...
by Susan | Jun 17, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Hannah has taken to making her own cards for special events. I think they are the best. She knows Paul longs for some goats to add more commotion to the Farm. Hence the subject for her Daddy’s Day card. When did she become such a talented artist? Don’t you...
by Susan | Jun 16, 2013 | On My Mind
It was a gorgeous weekend. Sunshine, seventies, and cool breezes. Picture perfect.
by Susan | Jun 10, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
It’s been a long week full of firsts and endings. Hannah graduated from 8th grade tonight and officially moves on to high school. She has anticipated this day for weeks, excited about moving on to high school. The reality of it left her (and me) feeling a bit...
by Susan | Jun 3, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On My Mind
Sitting on the porch yesterday, I spied what may have been a bit of courtship going on between these two unidentified birds. There was a lot of posturing and hopping about going on. Cute!
