Vader, on our deck.
Tag: Maine
Flash from the Cherry Island lighthouse in neighboring New Brunswick
Best to phone ahead before rolling the dice
As we’re learning around here in our village and surrounding rural setting, it’s often wise to call ahead before venturing forth.
Don’t assume a small business will be open, especially in the off-season when our population has sharply shrunk and business is slim. Look, it can be frustrating after driving an hour to a surrounding town only to find the door locked. Can’t blame them for taking a day or night off.
But then, when you dialed and got no answer, they just might have been too busy to pick up the phone, all three times you tried.
Kudos to Sue’s
Eggs Benedict at Sue’s Cobscook Cafe on U.S. 1 in Edmunds is a weekend tradition. Weekdays are just as special.
The small, family-run diner has good reason to take pride in its classic offerings.
Barnacles
Underpinning our signature Breakwater pier
Leave it to beaver
Along Maine Route 9, the “Airline Highway,” Washington County.
Not every dawn here is spectacular
Some are much cloudier than this.
Comfort food I crave
Open-face hot turkey sandwich at a great diner-style eatery in Mexico, Maine.
What’s high on your comfort food list?
Call it Victorian, if you must
By the time of the Civil War, Bangor as in Maine was the world’s leading lumber port. Some of that wealth is reflected in the proud Second Empire, Greek Revival, and Federal style homes that punctuate the Broadway Historic District and elsewhere through the city.
My elder daughter would find these to be models for her annual gingerbread houses.
Meanwhile, do any of them capture your imagination?
And you wonder where Stephen King got his inspiration?
Jnana's Red Barn 