The Greatest Gift

By: Pamela Leavey On: November 9, 2010 at 7:20 am

The greatest gift that I can give is my hope, compassion and understanding. – Pamela J. Leavey

(Photo: Plum Island Sky… c. Pamela J. Leavey 2010)

The Best I Can

By: Pamela Leavey On: November 2, 2010 at 7:19 am

“To Be Empowered… I always do the best I can. I accept that all things take time.” ~~ Pamela J. Leavey

(Merrimack River facing Plum Island, Newburyport, MA. c. Pamela J. Leavey 2010)

Abundance is Like the Ocean

By: Pamela Leavey On: October 26, 2010 at 9:13 am

“Abundance is like the ocean it ebbs and it flows. Like the leaves on the trees, today so shall mine grow.” – Pamela Leavey

(Photo: Sandy Point, Plum Island – c. Pamela J. Leavey 2009)

Home

By: Pamela Leavey On: June 7, 2009 at 9:49 pm

Home is Massachusetts… It always has been, even during the almost 19 years that I lived in Los Angeles, and the 7 lovely months I just spent in Maine, home is and always has been… Massachusetts. And… It’s good to be home.

Home is a drive along Main Street in Amesbury, looking across the Merrimack River to Newburyport… A walk along the waterfront park in downtown Newburyport, admiring all the beautiful boats in the river.

Home is a short drive to Plum Island…

There really is no place like home.

Plum Island Washes Out to Sea

By: Pamela Leavey On: March 27, 2009 at 6:16 pm

There’s a natural flow of tides that causes erosion on all beaches. Add to that storms and other natural effects and the landscape of a beach is constantly changing. I can remember as a child camping on Sandy Point on Plum Island (Newburyport, MA) and claiming a rock as my own. Much to my chagrin my rock was no where to be founf the following summer when my family set up camp on the Point for the summer.

While I was down in Newburyport last weekend I drove down to Plum Island because I had heard there had been problems there with homes built on the water front being at risk. The photo below is of the jetty at the Center Beach on Plum Island:

North Shore Magazine has an article about the situation on Plum Island: Last Days of Plum Island?

The romance and tranquility of Plum Island has lured homeowners to its long stretch of open shores for decades. But could the natural forces that spawned an entire community now threaten its very existence?

I’ve always been an ocean person, which is part of the reason I moved from Los Angeles, after nearly years there, back to the East Coast, to Eastport, Maine. Continue reading “Plum Island Washes Out to Sea” »