The Kennebunks Celebrate the Beginning of the Yuletide Season 

Sixty years ago, my mother made a tablecloth that is now a treasured family heirloom. The BOSTON GLOBE Magazine has just published my essay about this tablecloth, and I’m honored and thrilled for that. And that is what this week’s blog is all about.

Hoping you all enjoy a happy and delicious Thanksgiving!

“Convenience with a touch of glamour,” states culinary historian Laura Shapiro about America’s favorite casserole.

Young tree surgeon from Maine wields his skills and sinew on hurricane-ravaged areas of North Carolina. 

Three-plus driving hours from Boston, nearly eight from New York City, this special restaurant in rural Maine is the most-sought-after dining reservation anywhere.  But sometimes people get lucky….

Thoughts and words about the new season.

Tennis anyone? Baseball? “Shoots?” 

Two grandsons, a panting grandmother and 24/7 sports in the Big Apple

A book signing — a coveted recipe — a lost key — and all the time wondering: What would Grisham do?

Shorter days, earlier sunsets, a red tinge on the maple trees — a new season has arrived along the Maine coast.

“There are shaggy asters blooming in the bed that lines the fence,
And the simplest of the blossoms seems of mighty consequence.”

Edgar Albert Guests — “The Path to Home”