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Archive for February, 2008

The Martha in me

Today is February 29, which means that this is a leap year! In celebration of this extra day, let’s leap back in time to Valentine’s Day ‘08 so I can share this post (which finally has photos to accompany the text)!
The truth is, no one will ever look at me and feel like they are [...]

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My ski name is ‘Bruiser’

Who said you don’t get to take anything home with you when you go skiing??!?

This pretty purple and green baby is 4 inches long and 2.5 inches wide. Courtesy of my very last fall, one of two fights with gravity, balance and speed on my third run down the Chipmunk Trail at Lost Valley in Maine. [...]

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My new sport: ski-falling

On Saturday, after an easy morning, we headed to Lost Valley in Auburn, ME, to test our mettle at skiing. Jeremy had been skiing once or twice before, and since we got a leisurely start on the slopes that day, he offered to save us $60 and 2 hours by showing us the basics on the [...]

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A Friday in Maine

Today, I decided to wander while Denise and Jeremy were both at work. I put on all of my layers (it was in the low 20’s outside), shrugged into my camera backpack, and started out on Whiskeag Road (pronounced whis-keg). On Thursday night, Denise and I tripped the trek and we figured it to be [...]

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The arrivals gate

The arrivals gate at airports today isn’t what it used to be… Gone are the days of your friends and family greeting you as you exit the jetport, teary-eyed and all-smiles, perhaps with flowers in their hands or holding back small children from breaking and running headfirst into your knees. Now, you’re on your own [...]

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T-minus 8 and counting

Current Time: 12:55 p.m.  |  Flight Departure: 8:55 p.m.
That’s right, people. In just eight hours yours truly will be (hopefully) on her merry way to Maine! I fly into Portland, where my wonderful friends Denise and Jeremy will pick me up in Salty the Rover and whisk me past Brunswick, all the way to Bath and their [...]

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