Sarah Laurence

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Aglow brightens the long nights from mid November to New Year's Eve.  Last night it was 15F ...

Gate to Shinto shrine at Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto If you're visiting Japan, plan on several days in Kyoto if you enjoy gardens and hi...

Entrance to the Meiji Shrine Inner Gardens in Tokyo Konichiwa from Tokyo! With both of our kids at college, I was free to join my...

Before my daughter started her summer job, we enjoyed a staycation in Maine. At the top of her list was returning to Coastal Maine Botani...

Spring comes late to Maine, but it makes up for lost time with everything blooming all at once. On Mother's Day, my daughter a...

This was a long winter, even by Maine standards. Spring comes late this far north. Late March through April is Mud Season. In May the gra...