Tag Archives: Maine

Patience for the day

Posted on August 16, 2013 by pathfinder

I feel like I should write something.  It feels like by not doing so I am letting myself down.  I’ve never figured out who it is that stands over me in my head with these expectations.  I don’t think of myself … Continue reading →

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The Day Begins . . .

Posted on January 30, 2013 by pathfinder

  The day begins. Before the sun rises the dogs and I go outside. We go to the kitchen where I put on the kettle, find the box of oatmeal, prepare the vacuum brewer for the coffee. The dogs are … Continue reading →

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Forever, mom

Posted on October 9, 2012 by pathfinder

Dear Son, I’ve been staying busy.  The daylight hours have begin to shrink and the trees are turning gold.  Maine was wonderful.  You were in our heart and mind the whole time your dad and I were there.  I wished … Continue reading →

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Time Well Spent

Posted on October 1, 2012 by pathfinder

Time well spent. I’ve been thinking about that phrase.  I thought about it while driving for the past two days as we returned home from our vacation in Maine.  It was the first trip I have taken in well over … Continue reading →

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Acadia

Posted on September 24, 2012 by pathfinder

The dogs are up even earlier here on the coast of Maine.  The sun rises an hour earlier than it does at home, and stranger yet they seem to prefer 5:30 a.m. to begin their day.  The first day here … Continue reading →

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Maine

Posted on September 23, 2012 by pathfinder

My husband and I traveled the 20 some hours to maine over the course of three days.  We arrived and unloaded our things at the  historic house in Southwest Harbor we have rented.  This is my husband’s first time in … Continue reading →

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