January 28, 2009
A few weeks ago we got a new kitten, Pandora, to keep our cat Zeus company, since he’s not going out here in Eastport (being a Cali born cat, Zeus thinks it too cold).
She’s a load of fun:
words and pictures....
January 28, 2009
A few weeks ago we got a new kitten, Pandora, to keep our cat Zeus company, since he’s not going out here in Eastport (being a Cali born cat, Zeus thinks it too cold).
She’s a load of fun:
December 3, 2008
It’s impossible to not appreciate the pristine beauty of Eastport, Maine. Every day seems like a perpetual vacation. I’ve found it easy to settle in and live life on Maine time… The pace is slower, there’s no need to rush, and it’s a great feeling to not be tied to the consumerism of living in the city.
As often as possible I get out and walk, rain or shine – warm or cold. I’m itching to paint again and looking forward to a new camera to hone my skills. For now I am loving life in Eastport.
October 30, 2008
Greetings Readers… I wanted to check in briefly and let you all know that I have not dropped off the face of the earth since embarking on my journey across country to move to Maine. I am settling in here in Eastport, Maine, my new home, which my daughter has dubbed the ‘end of the middle of no where.’
The air is clean and fresh here (and cold), the scenery is just spectacular and the people are friendly and welcoming. The entire trip across country was quite an adventure, which I will write more about once I am settled in and election day is over.
Many thanks to Stuart, Hart, Michael and all the writers at The Dem Daily for keeping The Dem Daily buzzing in my stead. I promise I’ll be back online more regularly soon, once I am unpacked and back on track.
[Originally posted at The Democratic Daily.]September 28, 2008
Over the past few weeks I have noted in a few posts that I am preparing to move across country. I’ve kept meaning to write more about the move and let readers know what’s up but have been so busy with all the preparations, that I haven’t had time to blog about much of anything some days (once I am re-settled in my new home Down East, I’ll be writing more).
So here’s the scoop, readers…
After 19 long years of living in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley), I am moving back to the East Coast. I am originally from a small city on the coast of Massachusetts — Newburyport. I am heading further North in my move however, and will be living in Eastport, Maine:
Eastport, Maine is a beautiful small coastal community on the border of Canada. It’s a fishing port and artist community that is surrounded (as you can see from the map above) on three sides by water. I’ve missed living near the ocean, so I am thrilled to be moving back to my roots in New England, and particularly to move to Maine which has been a dream for many years.
I will be setting out from Los Angeles three weeks from today (October 19) with my daughter (and our cat, Zeus) and a friend to embark on a great adventure, driving cross country (from the South West corner to the North East corner) to our new home in Eastport, Maine. Thankfully, my business is a wholesale internet based business that I can run from just about anywhere. (more…)
I got this quote via email yesterday from Beliefnet.com, it struck a chord:
Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the mind is empty is to see the Buddha…Using the mind to look for reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness. Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
-Bodhidharma
It’s all Zen…
August 21, 2008
Sometimes, some things prove to be logisitical nightmares. Making the dream reality may take longer than I hoped.