Category Archives: Downeast Life
Sixteen awesome things to do with the kids in Down East Maine
Planning a trip to coastal Washington County, Maine with kids this year? Or maybe you live in the area, but have never ‘played tourist’ with your kids? The Bold Coast region of Maine is known as the place where one goes to escape throngs of tourists. You won’t find go-carts and mini-golf every mile. Instead, […]
Did the pirate, Cap’t Black Sam Bellamy, bury his loot in this downeast Maine town?
Everyone loves a good pirate story, don’t they? After we purchased one of our vacation rental properties – Featherbed Island House – in Machiasport, we discovered that it has a connection to the notorious pirate, Cap’t Black Sam Bellamy. Although Cap’t Black Sam Bellamy had a career as a pirate captain for under two years, he is known […]
When the memories stop with me. Christmas as an only child.
The six best things to do now in DownEast Maine
Maine Vacation Rental Owners: I Challenge You.
Attention, YOU. Vacation rental owner. You need to read this. When I moved to Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the 1990’s, the Cape had mostly two classes, the uber-wealthy and the poor. My first job when I arrived was as a social worker for lower income young families and I was shocked at the poverty that […]
Poll: Have your vacation rentals been affected by major listing site changes?
It’s been about just over a year since Expedia completed its purchase of HomeAway. It’s been a year since the never-ending waves of changes started occurring in the the vacation rental industry. I’ve tried to explain all of the changes to prospective clients — folks who have never rented out their houses before — and […]
Am I thrifty or a crazy hoarder? Confessions of a dump picker
Where’s the best place to visit in New England? Ask around and you might hear the Cape Cod National Seashore, Mystic Seaport, Tanglewood, Acadia National Park. But real New Englander’s know the real best place to visit — their own town dump. My own fascination with the dump started when I read the Boxcar […]
Four Mouth Watering Ways to Blow your Diet in Maine
Is It Okay To Cry Over A Boy If They Leave In An Ambulance?
If you know me, or if you don’t, I’m your typical working class mom. Married 25 years this year (thank you) to a small business owner, musician, dreamer. Mom of two teenagers with special needs, two dogs, three cats and one surviving chicken of a fox attack. I’m a small business owner myself and an […]