Your Nautical and Coffee Obsessed Best Friend: From Travel to Fashion and Everything in between
"There's a quality of life in Maine which is this singular and unique. I think. It's absolutely a world onto itself." ~ Jamie Wyeth Bar Harbor in the Autumn Hello friends! Here is part two! Bar Harbor in the summer is dreamy, but in the Fall, it is an oasis! I don't think there is [...]
"The beauty of Maine is such that you can't really see it clearly while you live there. But now that I've moved away, with each return it all becomes almost hallucinatory: the dark blue water, the rocky coast with occasional flashes of white sand, the jasper stone beaches along the coast, the pine and fir [...]
"There's a quality of life in Maine which is this singular and unique. I think. It's absolutely a world onto itself." ~Jamie Wyeth Sunday: Picture taking and MDI I woke up early and after getting ready, Tiffany, her hubby, and I drove to a hidden inlet beach close to their house so I could take [...]
"Maine is a joy in the summer. But the soul of Maine is more apparent in the winter." ~ Paul Theroux Saturday Morning Sunrises I woke up early Saturday, before the sunrise, filled with excitement and a very happy heart. It was the second day in a row that I had a reason (and not [...]
"In October, a maple tree before your window lights up your room like a great lamp. Even on cloudy days, its presence helps to dispel the gloom." ~ John Burroughs October Three days in a row guys! It is an early Christmas miracle! I kid kinda! It is crazy that in a week it will [...]
"Cherish sunsets, wild creatures and wild places. Have a love affair with the wonder and beauty of the earth." ~ Stewart Udall Early Mornings Sunday dawned with heavy fog and a light mist, which ended up being both good and bad. Tiffany and I were suppose to drive up Cadillac Mountain to see the sunrise. [...]
"My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean." ~ Nina Arianda Blue Hill My friend had an appointment early Saturday morning that she couldn't change in Blue Hill. It isn't on MDI, but is still a coastal town. While she went off to her appointment I went exploring. There was a race going [...]
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson This past weekend, I traveled the 155 miles from my hometown in New Hampshire up to Mount Desert Island to see my Mertwin, Tiffany. I had literally been [...]
"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood." ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca Breakfast in Bar Harbor Tuesday dawned so incredibly bittersweet. It was my last day in Maine and I had to say good-bye to my Mer-twin despite not wanting too. Shakespeare really did get it right! [...]
"I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine." ~ Parker Stevenson Quick Geography Lesson Sounding like a local (thank you Tiffany) I had to get my geography in check. Though the island [...]