Grandma’s Homemade Butterscotch Pie!
Growing up, this pie was a treasure that you could barely wait to come out of the oven, let alone cool. It is absolute perfection. This was another of my grandma’s recipes. I shared her Chocolate Pie...
View ArticleSprrrriiiiinnnnnngggg FORWARD!
Spring. Crazy to think Spring is just around the corner! March 20 to be exact… Forsythia is the perfect flower to welcome the new season – it’s wide expanse of small yellow blooms will put a smile on...
View ArticleSpring has SPRUNG!
Snapped a photo of a bouquet that was for sale at the Monhegan Farmers Market back in September – seemed to be the perfect “first day of Spring” photo! Spring has Sprung! I think this forsythia is...
View ArticleWhat do you eat when you have a cold?
The reason I’ve been posting photos is because I’ve been under the weather. 🤒Nothing drastic, just a horrible cold. This week I am feeling better, but playing catch up – so I will be back to normal...
View ArticleMonhegan…
A license plate on the Monhegan Trucking truck. A welcome site when you arrive to the island and need your bags taken to your location. It’s cool how the few trucks line up ready to take your bags....
View ArticleHiking Monhegan…
Hiking Monhegan Island, Maine. Is there anything better? The island is small so we can cover a good amount of territory and then stop for lunch, head back out then come back in time to get ready for...
View ArticleMonhegan Cottage!
One of our favorite cottage views (well, from the road anyway). This cottage is on Monhegan, Maine – looking towards Manana Island (pronounced like banana with an “M”) – Stunning! Happy Friday...
View ArticleHow to cut an orange – Really! Life. Changing.
Life. Changing. Yes, what I’m about to tell you is just that. PLEASE tell me that you don’t already know about this. How can I be XY years old and never have heard of this? Head in the sand? Who...
View ArticleTime To Pay the Piper…
Tax Day. In case it slipped your mind, time to “pay the Piper”… Checks sent for taxes owed are supposed to be postmarked by today. Yippee! NOT… Hope yours wasn’t too painful – enough said. IMAGES ARE...
View ArticleLavender House – Rainbow Row – Charleston, SC!
Pretty as a picture. Love this lavender on a home downtown (Rainbow Row). One thing you will see in Charleston, SC are colorful homes. Not all of them, but they do fit rather nicely in the tropical...
View ArticleCharleston, SC Photo: Quote at Colonial Lake
On one of our venture’s downtown walking I happened upon this quote. This bench is at Colonial Lake in Charleston, SC – which underwent quite the facelift! This quote is so true – the one’s you love...
View ArticleA typical day on Monhegan (Maine)…
Monhegan, Maine. There is nothing like taking a nice walk around the island, passing the many charming cottages and taking in a view that is out of this world. This is such a sweet cottage, one of our...
View ArticleView of Island Inn from Horns Hill – Monhegan, Maine
This is a view of the Island Inn (with the flag) in the distance as viewed from Horns Hill, Monhegan, Maine. We love Horns Hill… it’s a great place to eat an ice cream cone – the steep hills help burn...
View ArticleMonhegan Sunflower!
Monhegan (Maine) Sunflower… looks almost as if it’s waving or winking at you. Don’t you just love the vibrant yellow against the greens in the leaves? This was another photo shoot on Monhegan, Maine....
View ArticlePretty Flowers – Monhegan
Pretty flowers capture my attention every single time. I have no idea what these may be, but they were beautiful. There seems to be a common theme to this weeks post – Monhegan – Maine… It’s good to...
View ArticleStar of the show…
I swear you can find something beautiful anywhere you look. Doesn’t this flower seem to be the star of the show? Oh so bright and well formed amidst other flowers that were on the downswing (in this...
View ArticleOh Happy Day!
Surround yourself with beauty – it doesn’t have to be expensive… a flower cut from the yard (preferably your own yard, ha ha) – or even a screenshot of flowers on the desktop of your computer. It will...
View ArticleTo Mothers Everywhere – And To Those Who Aren’t…
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all the mother’s out there! Fred and I are beyond blessed to still have our parents, and we know that. Many of my friends do not and that’s tough… especially on a day like...
View ArticleSpa day!
Spa day! The other day, when the weather was a little too chilly for an outdoor bath we took Charlie to Dolittle’s… it’s his store, he loves it (he loved it even more when he could eat dog treats, but...
View ArticleWhen things seem impossible…
When things seem impossible… remember they are not! How can plants grow in tiny crevices between a slab of concrete and a concrete wall? Where there is a will, there is a way! Always believe it!...
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