Last weekend, Lindsey returned home from her semester in Mexico. I was so happy to see my grown-up baby that when she emerged from airport security, I squealed like a teenage girl. Lindsey, being a … Read more
Key West Porch Envy
Posted by in Travel Monday, May 14th, 2012
Oh no, here we go again. I can’t help myself. I am fantasizing what my life would be like if Ron and I lived in one of these beautiful, Old Town, Key West bungalows. Oddly, … Read more
A Closer Look
Posted by in Insights | Peaks Island Photos | Photography | Uncategorized Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
I went for a walk with my camera around my Aunt’s Wynnewood, Pennsylvania neighborhood. For every shot, I got in really close. Right up on–or down into–each bloom. I knelt in mulch and squatted over … Read more
One Man’s Nothing Is Another Man’s Treasure
Posted by in Island Life | Peaks Island Photos Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
“Turn around, there’s nothing back there.” A couple of summers ago, a trio of tourists mistook me for a fellow tourist and warned me not to visit the Backshore of Peaks Island. They had made … Read more
I got my hair cut last week. “Cut it all off,” I told Kathleen. I said I wanted my hair short, fun, and easy to care for. What I really meant was. “Make me look … Read more
Food Euphoria at Reading Terminal Market
Posted by in Food | Travel | Uncategorized Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Ron and I visited Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market. Our agenda was simple: Eat the best food possible, in the short slot of time we had available—without over-filling our stomach space. This isn’t an easy task … Read more
Passover Plagues Masks
Posted by in Humor Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
What were they thinking when they created this set of ten plagues kids’ masks for Passover? Sure the boils and lice masks pictured here are pretty harmless–but the tenth mask–the killing of the first born … Read more
Ron and I went to Philadelphia to spend Passover with my family this year. “I’ve been to Philadelphia dozens of times for business, but I’ve never seen any of the historic landmarks,” said Ron. So … Read more
Jim and Emily have painted four bright-colored swatches on the side of The Moonshell, the house they are renovating on Island Avenue. There is also a ballot box so people can vote for their favorite. … Read more
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Hi, I'm Lisa
I am a Maine Islander, empty nester, writer, and travel and food junkie. My family moved here from the Chicago suburbs in 2001 to slow down the pace... It didn’t work
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Books I Like
Cold-Weather Cookingby: Sarah Leah Chase
The Foremost Good Fortuneby: Susan Conley
The Art of Breakfast: How to Bring B&B Entertaining Homeby: Dana Moos
The Jakarta Pandemicby: Steven Konkoly
