New Beginnings

A hearty "Hello" to all my new readers, and fans of yesteryear. Been busy the past few years with family stuff. My old blog got deleted by GoDaddy (we missed a payment when our new debit card got issued due to all the Hannaford hackers a few years ago, different debit card number, payment bounced, email went to spam folder, Marie wasn't posting and checking on her blog, etc.). Anyway, all of my posts, including a ton of photos, went up like a puff of smoke and GoDaddy didn't have a back-up, as is sometimes the case. I was devastated, but decided to wait until I had time to dedicate to posting on a consistent basis to re-start any type of blog. Been doing a lot of cooking lately, and I just got re-Tweeted by Tyler Florence of the Food Network, so that made my year. Only thing better was getting a reply on Twitter from Geoffrey Zakarian. My TWO 15 minutes of fame, ha-ha. Just started a new side business, called "In Your Dreams Productions." I am going to do Fantasy Themed Parties for people, mainly women, but I can do manly things too, like dressing up a dude as a motorcycle man (think Easy Rider) and taking his pic on a Harley. I got the idea from a book called "Extraordinary Women: Fantasies Revealed," which I got on sale at Marden's. (In case you never heard of Marden's, it is a chain of discount stores, owned and operated in Maine. They put on really whacky commercials, starring The Marden's Lady, who is really a character actress and comedian. If you see something you like at Marden's, buy it, because it is all overstock stuff, hence their tagline, "I should've bought it, when I saw it, at Marden's!" They sell clothes, too, I got some Nike exercise shorts wicked cheap there a month or two ago.) This blog is about Maine and things to do in Maine. Hence the title, two of the best things that Maine is known for: Whoopie Pies and Lobster. I've got a ton of posts to write, so check back soon, as I am experimenting with YouTube videos to enhance your viewing pleasure. Here's one of me making tourtiere pie at my new house in Monmouth, which is right on Lake Annabessacook. Robert and I are thrilled to be here, as we've had a hard time the past few years, like many of our fellow Mainers. But he's got a new job at Dream Local Digital, and is re-opening his hypnosis and life coaching business soon, and things are looking up, especially in the kitten arena:

That's our new kitten, MoneyPenny. She is a tiny fluffball, and wicked cute! Our big half-Coon, Max, adores her, and it's so funny to see a giant goofy Maine Coon wrestling with a little patchwork kitten. She grabs his tail and he tries pinning her down, but she's lightning fast! She noses him out of the food bowl, too. :-) Well, I promised the folks at Cumston Hall that I'd be writing about them, so... Onward! And Tally Ho!