Monthly Archive: December 2023

Home at the end of the year

Today we took a short road trip to a nearby town called Castine. A beautiful waterfront town with a bookstore/coffee shop. It was a fun trip in the rain and light snow. The bookstore/coffee...

Clearing the fog

I’m experiencing a sadness. This time of year. Aging. The suffering of the Middle East is on my mind a lot. A therapeutic walk yesterday, on the Old Rail Trail. The trail is bumpy...

Eight hours, 49 minutes

That’s the day length on the shortest day of the year here in Hancock, Maine. It’s been around that yesterday, today, tomorrow. Then it starts increasing slowly. A light show, in honor of the...

Bake-a-thon

I had some pears growing old in the fruit basket. A pear muffin recipe came my way. I made some pear muffins. They’re mostly gone. We’re going away to Quebec City for a few...

Spaciousness

A lot is being revealed lately. Not many words to say about it as of yet. Just – I’m beginning to see the roots of an issue that goes way back. And I am...

This morning

I woke up at dawn. I saw this gleam in the sky. When I put my glasses on, I could see it was a crescent moon, accompanied by a planet. Venus? The dawn was...

A Fiery hike

Four of us hiked up Fiery Mountain today. It’s a little mountain across the pond from our camp. According to the Internet, it is 557 feet (170 meters) in height. Another site says 466...