Category: Artists in Residence and other artistic pursuits
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My Mundane Life
My life has been Searsport, Maine based for 29 years…with occasional excursions to really wonderful destinations. This year, the furthest I’ve gone is Camden and Rockport to the South and Mount Desert Island to the East. And it still thrills me to walk the beach and the woods everyday. I’m paying attention to what I’m…
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We’re not stuck at home, we’re SAFE at home
I hope this note finds you and your family well while we navigate the stark reality created by Covid-19. Personally I’m oscillating between feeling both blessed and ragged; fortunate because I can stay busy planning things like our summer camping season, Fiber College and the new coat I want to spin, weave and sew, but…
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The Store at the Shores: Maine-Made Treasures
A few days ago, we shared a “Sneak Peek” of the newly updated “Store at the Shores”. As we filled the shop for this summer, Astrig wanted to focus on unique or hand-made local products. Here are a few of the new little treasures we can’t wait for you to see when you visit. I…
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Alexandra Turner…our first 2019 Artist in Residence
It has been hard for me to wrap my head around our upcoming time on the coast of Maine, as it has been such a cold and wet spring. I started to think I was going to have to pack our snow pants! With the emergence of the sun (finally!) and some warmer weather, our…
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Staying Balanced
Well, it’s the second week of April and a foot of snow fell today…which normally would make me seriously happy but yesterday it was 60 degrees and I prioritized getting my wool sweaters packed in cedar ’cause I was channeling my Martha Stewart and feeling good about it…thank the Gods I kept my snow boots…
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The Days Are Winding Down
I can’t believe my summer here is almost over! (Well, except Fiber College of course.) I’ve met so many new people, created new memories and made connections I’ll never forget. Summer’s almost over but we haven’t slowed down. I set up an entire display window on Monday for Fiber College at the Belfast Chamber of…
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Happy Days
What a day it is today- the degrees are slowly nudging into the 80’s, with a cool breeze and a clear sky. I think my favorite part about living on the ocean is the smell- I have always loved the smell of the ocean (perhaps that’s why I’m a marine biologist). The past few days…
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Uke’ Crew
We are currently fortunate to have a very experienced musician, Jeff Weinberger, coming in and teaching the entire staff to play ukulele. We had our first lesson on Thursday, and through all the laughter and strumming, we actually made serious progress. We learned multiple chords, and put them all together to play the song “Jambalaya” by…
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Winter Life
You know, I write on this blog all of the time…the problem is, I do it in my mind as though I’m sending psychic post cards to friends yet somehow I have a million reasons for not actually sitting at the computer and typing you a note…if you are on instagram, you can find…
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The Rains of November Have Held Off
Hasn’t it just been the most magnificent Fall? We’re just putting away the sheets that protected the cilantro and beets in the garden because we’ve harvested all but the last straggles. Steve’s found that by planting winter rye on top and around the chard we can protect it from mild frosts and we’ve identified the…