The unofficial start of summer is here, and with it marks the return of intergalactic tourists to Maine! It is an unspoken belief that extraterrestrials love vacationing in Maine. This phenomenon was first brought to my attention on the eve of Memorial Day Weekend in 2016 when Sgt. Tim Farris of the Portland Police captured […]
After being home for months I expected Mom and Dad to be a bit rusty when it came to going on car rides. However, never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine they’d completely forget how to go on an adventure! Would you believe over the long holiday weekend we went for a car […]
As we continue our celebration of Maine’s 200th anniversary, we’d like to share this often overlooked Civil War event. When asked about Maine during the Civil War, most historians will tell you about Joshua Chamberlain’s role in the valiant stand taken by the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Little Round Top during the Battle […]
This Memorial Day Weekend due to the restrictions on gatherings many of the traditional ways we honor the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country cannot be observed. However there is a way to honor their memory by helping those who served and may continue to be fighting their own personal […]
Normally as Memorial Day weekend approaches I’d share a long list of all the dog friendly beaches in New England. However, there is nothing normal about this year. As states begin reopening, here in Maine many beaches and hiking trails remain closed this long holiday weekend, some are only open to town residents with proper […]
The Deer were nibbling on my precious fruit tree blooms again. Last year all their snacking damaged two of my apple tree saplings and one died. Therefore this year if I’m ever going to finally get fruit, I need to stop these bloom raiders by standing guard at my trees. Unfortunately I asked Asa, a […]
My Honey Bees are out there, maybe even nearby! As you know my hives are empty this year. Recently on a walk, while I paused to take care of business, I noticed a Honey Bee collecting pollen on a dandelion. At the time, it just made my tail droop thinking about my departed friends. However […]
Phil Collins once sang, “You can’t Hurry Love.” You know what else you can’t hurry? Fetch! This weekend was absolutely perfect weather for our favorite game. Yet for some reason Mom didn’t want to play endless rounds of fetch with us. Therefore Asa came up with this little song parody of Phil Collin’s tune to […]
This weekend we were planning to attend the 6th Annual New England Golden Jubilee at Dog Mountain in St. Johnsbury, VT. But alas, like so many other events, this one had to be canceled until next year. However, the organizers Andy and Grant, as well as their humans, Sandra and Peter, do not believe in […]
When Asa was little I spent a lot of time trying to be a positive influence on his cognitive development. After all, it is widely accepted by dog behaviorists that behavior is neither entirely inherited or entirely acquired. Rather dog cognition is the process in dogs of acquiring, storing in memory, retrieving, combining, comparing, and […]