Pouring rain didn’t dampen our spirits at this stellar garden show in northwest Connecticut.  We even met Martha!

Memorial Day in Maine is the official start of summer.

My love of lilacs has taken me, in the moonlight while stealthily clutching clippers, behind Bradbury’s Market in Cape Porpoise, into a neighbor’s backyard in Kennebunk Beach, even into churchyards when I lived in northern New Jersey.

Remembering Mom.

As the snow melted, the old gang returned.

It’s not only Arbor Day — it’s National Something Day!

The former First Lady leaves a legacy of cherished memories in the Kennebunks

Best selling novelist Anita Shreve died in early April and I felt like I'd lost a friend. I had the opportunity to interview her several years ago, and this week's blog recaptures that interview.

Grandson Max turned 16 this week and his mother toasted him with 16 Rules for Life.

No matter what our age, these are rules we should all follow.

With all the unpleasant and smarmy news on television and in the newspapers, I felt the urge to return to a happier day from yesteryear — Easter Sunday when I was a little girl. This blog was originally posted two years ago, but the message is even more relevant and stronger today.