tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post7140960740544751158..comments2024-03-14T08:18:20.779-04:00Comments on Sarah Laurence: Welcome to MaineSarah Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-13959425299578692892008-08-27T08:49:00.000-04:002008-08-27T08:49:00.000-04:00John, welcome to my blog and thanks for your nice ...John, welcome to my blog and thanks for your nice comments! Nature is certainly at its best in Maine.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-2295313403644174812008-08-27T06:06:00.000-04:002008-08-27T06:06:00.000-04:00The header that "Welcome Home" was really impresse...The header that "Welcome Home" was really impressed me. In the world the most beautiful one which I found was nature. Nature contains many beautiful things.Some of those are the oceans and the plants and trees. The above pictures were beautiful.<BR/>================================<BR/>john<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.alcoholaddiction.org/maine" REL="nofollow"> Maine Alcohol Addiction Treatment</A>johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260340046174488371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-20070106100331793872008-08-19T11:37:00.000-04:002008-08-19T11:37:00.000-04:00Anil, how true. The pace in Maine suits me.Anil, how true. The pace in Maine suits me.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-74629319475910326832008-08-19T11:05:00.000-04:002008-08-19T11:05:00.000-04:00A sense of belonging is usually a trademark of sma...A sense of belonging is usually a trademark of small towns. Cities can rush you past people, actually past everything.<BR/><BR/>It's must be a great feeling to be back.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-8430049658135088012008-08-06T18:13:00.000-04:002008-08-06T18:13:00.000-04:00Bee, you picked the best time to visit Maine altho...Bee, you picked the best time to visit Maine although I enjoy it during all seasons, well maybe not mud season. My life and my blog have indeed changed so much, but I’m teary happy to be home too.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-6735443494189606082008-08-05T16:39:00.000-04:002008-08-05T16:39:00.000-04:00Sarah, this post made me feel a little weepy -- bu...Sarah, this post made me feel a little weepy -- but in the nicest possible way. I'm so happy for you! (But it makes me feel homesick for Maine, even though I've never lived there myself!) Having just been to Maine for the very first time, I can picture from experience the beauties you describe. Not that your pictures are inadequate in any way, but I actually know now what it feels like to walk on a Maine beach. (I also know what Moose Tracks and Buttercrunch ice cream flavors taste like!)<BR/><BR/>Even though I miss your old header, your new header is so lovely -- and redolent of your life now.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-64417244027134964332008-08-04T19:25:00.000-04:002008-08-04T19:25:00.000-04:00JAPRA, you can go home again and with fond memorie...JAPRA, you can go home again and with fond memories.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-19989758698628327922008-08-04T18:21:00.000-04:002008-08-04T18:21:00.000-04:00I am so glad to read this post and loved that your...I am so glad to read this post and loved that your children scattered about but came home smiling and with friends. I <I>almost</I> can picture myself going home again :-)TBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587580447766102705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-21340669915716142262008-07-28T14:47:00.000-04:002008-07-28T14:47:00.000-04:00Audrey, it is wonderful to be home. Enjoy your br...Audrey, it is wonderful to be home. Enjoy your brief repatriation. The Hamptoms are nice if a bit crowded at this time of year, but at least it’s beach weather!<BR/><BR/>Daughter, ha! You are right about the !!! I love the idea of adding a moose crossing sign to the Portland runway. I’ve never heard of a moose on a busy Portland runway although some do live at the Brunswick Naval Air Station. My favorite Cote’s flavors are butter crunch and black raspberry, but I guess you already know that. I admire your willingness to try new flavors. Ditto on what you said about Charlotte Agell’s book.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-36309436692479270032008-07-28T14:24:00.000-04:002008-07-28T14:24:00.000-04:00What about the an exclamation mark (or two) after ...What about the an exclamation mark (or two) after 'Welcome to Maine'? I'm so happy to back!! ☺ Despite the rain and the flat tire in the middle of the high way, I loved coming back to Maine with a welcoming Sapporo's Bento Lunch Box! I wonder if they will ever put up a 'MOOSE X-ING' sign on the plane run way? It was weird to be back in Maine after almost a year in England! None of my friends or people say 'I cant be bovvered!' or 'would you like some cheese and onion crisps?' FINALLY, my room is almost cleared up! I love Coty's! I would recommend Peppermint Stick, Moose Tracks, or Blueberry Frozen Yogurt! No more chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and a random flavor like pistachio or coffee!I love this post!<BR/>One more thing, I would really recommend 'Welcome Home or Someplace Like It'! It's really good, funny, and well written!<BR/><BR/>~Your Daughter☺♠♣♥♦☀☁☂☃✍Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-40443945051790474592008-07-28T10:38:00.000-04:002008-07-28T10:38:00.000-04:00Welcome Home. It's always great to walk back into...Welcome Home. It's always great to walk back into surroundings that are both familar and yet new. I love that feeling. I'm off to the States myself on Thursday--out to the Hamptons and then down to Baltimore to see my parents. If only I could click my heels...Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284270452155749700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-61142520969108177512008-07-27T17:25:00.000-04:002008-07-27T17:25:00.000-04:00Kelly, I have seen On Golden Pond and loved it. H...Kelly, I have seen On Golden Pond and loved it. Henry and I once stayed at Squam Lake in New Hampshire where the film was shot. We’ve seen loons on Maine lakes too but farther north. I’ve adjusted to the driving, but it took a couple of days.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-18783879460832595892008-07-25T20:53:00.000-04:002008-07-25T20:53:00.000-04:00Sarah,I'm glad you are home and getting re-adjuste...Sarah,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you are home and getting re-adjusted and re-settled back in your home! The top picture on your blog reminds me so much of a scene from the movie "On Goldon Pond" with Henry and Jane Fonda years ago! It was set "back east" also, and if I recall correctly there were Loones-(sp)birds. I won't go on and on, since I don't know if you have ever even seen the movie, but my goodness, it reminds me so much of it! How lucky you are to be living up there. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, glad you all are home and getting use to driving on the "right side" of the road again! (lol)<BR/><BR/>KellyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865447109053570771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-33210457082864304682008-07-25T12:17:00.000-04:002008-07-25T12:17:00.000-04:00Ha, W2W, you make laugh! It really could have bee...Ha, W2W, you make laugh! It really could have been far worse, both for me and the moose.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-40405440409754430942008-07-25T12:03:00.000-04:002008-07-25T12:03:00.000-04:00Sequence is everything! I'm glad your plane di...Sequence is everything! I'm glad your plane didn't blow out a tire on a nail and you didn't encounter a moose in the middle of the road. ;>) I will have to check out that Japanese restaurant next time I visit my relatives in Portland. Glad you're all back safe and sound. I'm looking forward to more good stuff from your part of the country.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-19822903840634825472008-07-25T11:11:00.000-04:002008-07-25T11:11:00.000-04:00Welcome, Tessa, and thank you! I can imagine Engl...Welcome, Tessa, and thank you! I can imagine England feels very different to you too. I enjoyed your paintings of Africa on your blog. I’m eager to get back to painting, but first I have so many errands and unpacking after a year abroad. <BR/><BR/>Hi PG, you remind me that I never made it back to the Cotswolds for tea with you. So many things I wish I had done in England. I did enjoy my time there, but home is always the most comfortable place. My life in Maine painting and writing is probably more similar to yours than what you see on TV. No Desperate Housewives here! <BR/><BR/>I do remember seeing some good cricket shots on your blog. My English husband loves cricket too. I can’t say too much about NOT CRICKET yet as I’ve only just started writing it, and my novels change a lot as I work on them. <BR/><BR/>NOT CRICKET will be a bit about cricket since one character is the captain of his Oxford college team, but it’s more about the expression “that’s not cricket” which, as you know, means not playing by the rules of gentlemanly conduct. I’m looking at the cultural difference between Americans and Brits and their mutual attraction. Also the plot centers around an ethical dilemma. There will have to be some handsome blokes in cricket whites and champagne with strawberries. Not too much about cricket (with all its complex rules) as it is NOT cricket. <BR/><BR/>Rose, small towns are wonderful. How nice that you live in one too.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-6656871334323361202008-07-25T09:17:00.000-04:002008-07-25T09:17:00.000-04:00There's nothing like leaving home and then returni...There's nothing like leaving home and then returning to make you appreciate it all over again.<BR/>I've lived in a small town all my life and share your fondness for them--in a small town, people notice when you're gone and welcome you back!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-51300193116252784362008-07-25T08:59:00.000-04:002008-07-25T08:59:00.000-04:00Welcome back! I am catching up after forced work a...Welcome back! I am catching up after forced work absence, have found your posts so interesting, especially the one about living in Britain. I often think that Americans must find our little country rather inconvenient and uncomfortable compared to (what I have seen on (TV) your life at home. <BR/><BR/>Those beach houses look stunning!<BR/><BR/>Am dying to know about your new novel, as my other half plays village cricket most weekends, (and I tend to watch him from the boundary) so am wondering if the title has a clue to the content?Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-54988033435892063022008-07-24T12:49:00.000-04:002008-07-24T12:49:00.000-04:00Beautifully written. Yes, I can see why you love i...Beautifully written. Yes, I can see why you love it there. Absolutely. One day I, too, will go home. (That wasn't said drearily, btw!)<BR/><BR/>Look forward to reading your blog about painting.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-14997238077671867952008-07-24T07:42:00.000-04:002008-07-24T07:42:00.000-04:00Elizabeth, what a coincidence. My “logo” photo on ...Elizabeth, what a coincidence. My “logo” photo on my website was taken at Popham Beach too. <BR/><BR/>Welcome, Timothy, and thank you! How nice to encounter another author with Maine connections and excellent taste in ice cream. Did you grow up near Brunswick? <BR/><BR/>It is indeed a small world.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-32391995280586087412008-07-24T01:15:00.000-04:002008-07-24T01:15:00.000-04:00What gorgeous photos of the homeland. I'm glad I ...What gorgeous photos of the homeland. I'm glad I stopped by and saw them. Although, they do make me a bit homesick. Especially the sight of Cote's!timothyjlamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467543753070472983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-50746027953586270742008-07-23T22:55:00.000-04:002008-07-23T22:55:00.000-04:00Welcome home!Some great friends in Marrakech, Samu...Welcome home!<BR/>Some great friends in Marrakech, Samuel and Caitlin Dowe-Sandes, named their design company Popham Design after Popham beach where they got married.<BR/>It's a very small world indeed.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-62293299473069058152008-07-23T18:52:00.000-04:002008-07-23T18:52:00.000-04:00Ha, Dad. Although I miss England, I’m moosely hap...Ha, Dad. Although I miss England, I’m moosely happy to be home. Now readers know whom to blame for my punning gene. <BR/><BR/>Thanks, Jean. How right you are. It was quite an adventure but well worth it.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-8903867149433922732008-07-23T18:45:00.000-04:002008-07-23T18:45:00.000-04:00Well Sarah your trip home started and ended in not...Well Sarah your trip home started and ended in not having so much fun but alls well that ends well.<BR/>Welcome home!!!!!Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-43938448102260857632008-07-23T16:27:00.000-04:002008-07-23T16:27:00.000-04:00As for the plane landing, I guess Maine just moose...As for the plane landing, I guess Maine just moosed your family’s absence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com