Find Your Maine Oasis

Fine Wine in Maine? Yes, Indeed!   When I was a kid my parents experimented with making wine. My involvement with the wine-making process was in the gathering…many summer weekends were spent picking Chokecherries and gathering Dandelion greens, when I would have much preferred doing something fun...

Eatery Oasis Series: Hatties Chowder House (Unstoppable Woman! - Day 29)                                                                                    On the corner of Water Street and Winthrop Street in Hallowell is one of my favorite places to eat – Hatties Chowder House. Hatties is a fine...

Time for the Uncommon at the Common Ground Fair! Unstoppable Woman! - Day 28   Yes, it’s that time again…the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine starts today, Sept, 24 and goes through Sunday, Sept. 26. This fair is one of the biggest in the Northeast and is all about Maine’s rural and agricultura...

Be Grateful! It's World Gratitude Day! Unstoppable Woman! - Day 26   Today is dedicated to being grateful!    World Gratitude Day began in 1965 by the United Nations Mediation Group to recognize and appreciate people or organizations who work to enhance Globalism.  At this meeting in 1965 this gr...

Where the Heck Did All These Turkeys Come From? (Unstoppable Woman! – Day 24)   I moved back home to Maine two years ago. I know that I’ve been away for a while...(in my early 20’s I moved away to find adventures in other places. I moved back to Maine once in the early 90’s but moved away again)....

Supporting Maine Homebuyers – The Maine State Housing Authority   (Unstoppable Woman! - Day 22)                                                                                          The Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA) is an independent state agency that provides affordable loan programs t...

Fall Is In the Air…Unstoppable Woman! – Day 19   Fall is definitely on the way here in Maine. While I love summer (and HEAT…yes, I like heat…) I have always felt a kind of kinship with autumn. I used to think it was because I was born in the fall. I enjoy the crisp air in the mornings. I like wat...

Sellers: Stay Away From No-Man’s-Land! Unstoppable Woman? – Day 18 If you grew up in a neighborhood like the one I grew up in, there were probably dozens of kids there. You might have played games with all the kids just like I did – various childhood “team” games where one side was always trying ...

It’s Raining Hen(s), Hallelujah! Unstoppable Woman? – Day 17 My husband and I visited my brother and sister-in-law yesterday. They raise chickens. They are not farmers nor have they ever been; my brother is in construction and my sister-in-law is a teacher. They bought some acreage on the top of ...

The Monmouth Apple Festival - It's "Appealing!"   (Unstoppable Woman - Day 16)   It's almost time for the annual Monmouth Apple Festival!  This festival is held annually in Monmouth to celebrate how closely Monmouth's history is tied to apples.  This year the festival will be on Saturday, Septemb...