Acadia National Park Centennial Celebration Acadia National Park turns 100 years old this year. First established in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson as Sieur de Monts National Monument. Thanks to many generous stewards including the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations, George B. Dorr, Charles W. Eliot, and John D. Rockefeller Jr., Acadia National Park now …
Loving Etsy I’ve fallen in love with Etsy! I’ve been planning a summer party for my sweet niece who is getting married in our beautiful town of York, Maine. I started by pinning ideas on my Summer Party board on Pinterest and it occurred to me that I could find some of the decorations I …
For The Love of Vintage Vintage sewing patterns are back! I made you another Pinterest board! When ever I go to Pinterest, my feed is loaded with vintage sewing patterns. I like them because they strike an emotional chord with me. Often, I will see a pattern that is so familiar I am quite sure …
Learn to Sew! I want to encourage you to learn to sew. When I ask, “do you sew” the usual response is , “oh, hahaha, my mom bought me a machine, but it is still in the box”. This is not OK. If that was the intention of the lovely woman that raised you, she …
Lunch Bags I just finished these cute lunch bags and wanted to share them with you. I found the pattern while browsing through Pinterest.The tutorial I found is very easy to follow. Here’s the link to the tutorial. I made a bunch of fun lunch bags to give to friends and family. My nieces love …
Stonewall Bloom I was delighted last week to receive a big box from Clothworks fabrics. It contained the long awaited collection of fabrics which I named Stonewall Bloom. I love that the good folks at Clothworks let me name my collections. The original inspiration for Stonewall Bloom came from the amazing gardens at the home …
HELP! I’ve got the winter doldrums! Written by Angie Bouchard Don’t worry, guest blogger and longtime friend from Bar Harbor, Maine is here to help with the winter doldrums. This is by far the best medicine for seasonal affect disorder I’ve ever encountered.~Leslie Winters, this one in particular, can be challenging. Too much time indoors, …
Trillium We were visiting family at a beautiful camp located on an isolated peninsula of Upper Richardson Lake in western Maine. I decided to clear my mind with a long walk through the woodlands of this inspired area. The woods were so serene, but for the relentless buzz and bite of black flies. But the …
Simple Seasonal Decorating I planned to write a post about simple seasonal decorating and the natural decorations fall provides to us, but before I could get all the berries picked and acorns collected, Mother Nature blanketed my concept with a fresh decoration of her own. Fortunately, this prompted me to turn to Pinterest to fill …
