Last night something strange happened when Mom was saying good night to us. It wasn’t something we noticed in the moment, but later when reviewing the photos she took, we all saw that she captured something moving in the series of photos. For you see, Mom was taking a photo of my annoyance that despite […]
This week for Asa’s World Tour of Maine we return to Calais to explore the Devil’s Head Conservation Area. Unlike other sites we’ve visited in New England named by early settlers for the Devil himself, this is NOT one of those places. In fact, “Devil’s Head” is an English corruption of the name early French […]
There goes the UPS delivery person, after dropping off the last minute touches Asa needed for our Halloween costumes. I wish Mom let me out so I could refuse delivery. Recently a friend reminded me of the time I went to extreme measures to try to prevent my Halloween costume from being delivered. Spoiler Alert: […]
We would be remiss if on Asa’s World Tour of Maine we didn’t stop at the house of another celebrity who calls this state home. A celebrity who has inspired countless rock stars with his books and movies, namely Stephen King! Author of more than 60 books, hundreds of short stories, and known as the […]
Yesterday we awoke to find our neighborhood blanketed in a thick fog. No surprise really. After all it is spooky season, and this is par for the course. Besides we’ve walked in far worse conditions than fog. So in the predawn, just as the sun was starting to rise, we set off into the fog […]
Dogs, you may have noticed a few odd looking characters lurking around your neighborhood these past few days. Don’t panic! In the coming nights these strange looking ghouls, goblins, witches, princesses and superheroes will be knocking on YOUR door. But it’s ok! It’s Halloween! I know this goes against your instincts to guard your home […]
Move over werewolves, vampires, zombies, demonic cats, and creepy clowns, it’s time that Maine’s monster of the ocean deep gets featured in its own horror movie! I’m talking about none other than the lobster! Now before you go licking your chops dreaming of this Maine delicacy, you may have second thoughts after reading these shell […]
Eight years ago today, our Grandpa lost his battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. For the past year, Mom has been organizing the contents of Grandpa’s childhood home. A home that has been in the family for multiple generations. There she found tucked in the attic eaves Grandpa’s treasured toys, in bedroom drawers cards with wobbly childhood […]
Gather round my friends, as I share this haunting poem about my Halloween plight that is truly a fright. Asa just ordered our Halloween costumes! Now whereas he enjoys dressing up and looking silly, I do not. Over the years I’ve had to endure being dressed up as a caterpillar, pumpkin, and even a pink […]
It doesn’t happen often, but occasionally on hikes we come across cars abandoned in the woods. Now we’re talking really old cars, that barely resemble their former self and have slowly become one with nature. Which of course makes us wonder, how they got there on these narrow, forested trails? Such was the case on […]
