A year ago I profiled KellyJo Shows in my local paper, TOURIST & TOWN.  Her unique paintings keep popping up in my mind!

Alma Mater, Ave!  And a lesson learned.

Chip Howarth makes lobster traps the old way — the Maine way.

Lilting thoughts.

“Every night I hope and pray a dream lover will come my way….”

Bobby Darin, 1959

Amazon’s same-day delivery of packages got me thinking…..

At the end of a long winter, Mr. Wonderful is primed for golf.

It arrives at its own pace here along the Maine coast. 

But at long last, Spring is here.

“To me, old age is always 15years older than I am.”

 Bernard Baruch 

Every Spring, millions of students take standardized test in languages, arts and math that are “mandated by Congress as measures of accountability for a school’s performance in boosting student achievement.”  

But what’s “standard” about our kids or grandkids?