I booked my ticket for Maine yesterday. Well, I actually booked my ticket for Boston, the closest big airport. And then a shuttle to...someplace I'll find out about sooner than later I expect. Someplace near or in Boothbay Harbor, where I'll be spending the summer with Laurie, working in her hot sauce/art gallery and exploring this part of the world.Since I've lived in the Caribbean, I've never been gone longer than a month or so at a time, so the idea of leaving for a whole summer, plus an extra month to travel around the US seeing my brother and my children and grandchildren has an element of 'yikes!' to it. But Maine is beautiful, I have a few friends up there and my 95 year old aunt lives in Montreal; it will be good to see her.
I'm debating taking a train out west, for the slowness of it, having not seen much of the country in the last 15 or 16 years. And despite my at times negativeness about America, it's a beautiful country in many ways and I miss road trips (I'm already ready to be back and I don't leave until June...sheesh).Laurie's store is a combo of hot sauces and an art gallery. Just learning the hot sauces will be an experience...take a look at only PART of the store! I figure if nothing else, I'll come home with some awesome recipes for a new sauce!
photo credit: Laurie KnowltonIt looks like one of those beer bars with 89 gagillion types of beer...
For now though, it's good days in Paradox. Except for things like my (and so many others) favorite house on the waterfront being demolished...against all permits. I don't know the whole story yet but will find out as the day goes along...more later.
For now though, it's good days in Paradox. Except for things like my (and so many others) favorite house on the waterfront being demolished...against all permits. I don't know the whole story yet but will find out as the day goes along...more later.
YIPPPPEEEEE. we are going to have a great summer!! concerts, hot sauce, art, boothbay harbor, maine, montreal, boys of maine, lobster with juicy butter, fresh ORGANIC food.....it's all good....
ReplyDeletenow, bring me down from my natural high....which house. what the heck is going on?
Maine huh.....we.know that place.Isn't life ironic sometimes? See you up there! Please say hi to Laurie's friend Phil for us....we know him quite well. Wanderbird
ReplyDeleteYour comment makes me feel like I'm going to Camp Wewa of Maine!
ReplyDeleteThe pink house next to Hotel Kokomo...Sequito and Marcelena's father's house, with the alamanda vines all over the porch :(
say WHAT???? por que??? who?
ReplyDeleteAin't it great to have your next ticket? Sweet as apple butter!
ReplyDeleteWhoever the owner is...someone bought it (from the big island, shocked huh?) and gossip says wants to put in a pizzaria (I heard Williams but again, that's in the gossip category). The front was supposed to be saved but hey, when did that ever stop anyone with a bulldozer and a paycheck?
ReplyDeleteMaine eh...........ah yes, we know that place. Isn't life full of irony........ where we are all visitors and guests at some time. Enjoy our home state!! Please say hello to Lauries friend Phil for us....we know him quite well. Wanderbirds
ReplyDeleteI like being a visitor... Something about being a tourist is so anonymously enjoyable when you live in a place where 'everybody knows your name'.
ReplyDeleteI'll share the hello's for sure.
And I forgot to add...it's always fun coming around the corner and seeing your boat. With these flukey winds it's like she is showing off all sides for me each trip!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes Doug, it will be very good to fly away...almost as good as flying back!
ReplyDeleteSo MJ, will you be posting from Boothbay? And if you're in the Vermont neighborhood, you're welcome to visit!
ReplyDeleteJune, I probably can't contain myself from posting from Maine because I'm thinking I'll be pretty giddy with new sights and want to share them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the invite! If Vermont is on the agenda, you will definitely be visited!
Hey! I live on the next penninsula north of Boothbay in Bristol. Funny, you've made plans to travel to Maine - and we just made plans for an April trip to Culebra. Can't wait. Is there something I might tuck on the corner of my suitcase for you? lynn
ReplyDeleteI can't think of a thing off the top of my head, LaMadre, but if I do, I'll post it! See you next month (it will fly in slow motion, but you'll get here)!
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