Tag: friends

Wells Harborfest: Straight Lace

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, local fun, tweens

This past Saturday was the annual Wells Harborfest at (you guessed it!) the Wells Harbor. There was a chicken barbeque by the Wells Rotary. This year it was extremely well attended. More than once during the time that my daughter and I were in line they thought they were sold out. We were lucky enough … Continue reading Wells Harborfest: Straight Lace

Children’s theater

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, restaurants, tweens

Consider taking a break from the movies this weekend. There are shows this summer at the Ogunquit Playhouse for kids of all ages. If you have some free time this weekend, head over to the Playhouse to see this week's show: Jack and the Beanstalk. The show times are Saturday August 7th at 10AM and … Continue reading Children’s theater

Reunions

by Karen, posted in education, family

My 30th high school reunion is coming up this November. I have been to only one thus far, the 10th, mostly because I never received any notice of any of the reunions (found out about the 10th from a friend I happened to run into one day while food shopping). Enter Facebook; suddenly I am … Continue reading Reunions

Saying goodbye to a friend

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, fitness, good grief, health, tweens

My daughter's friend delivered some unexpected news last week. Without preamble, she sent a one line email declaring that she was moving. To California. Like, soon.    Well. It's not the first time that one of her close friends have moved away; it's the third time, actually. It seems to be hitting her in a … Continue reading Saying goodbye to a friend

Book clubs

by Karen, posted in books

Our book club's first meeting was  at Mike's Clam Shack in Wells. What we have in common: 1. We are a group of six local women. We ranged in age from 34 (but looks like 28 was the consensus!) to mid fifties.  2. All of us knew somebody but none of us knew everybody (except one!) before … Continue reading Book clubs

Homemade egg rolls

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, gardening, recipes, shopping, tweens

  Our friends, the Douangsovaths, came over to our house to teach us how to make egg rolls.  After they arrived, we took a quick shopping trip for necessary ingredients. Lettuce I had growing in  my garden, a tomato was on the counter that i picked up at the farmers market earlier that week...but bean … Continue reading Homemade egg rolls

parting is such…(insert oxymoronic phrase)

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, books, good grief, recipes

my best work friend is moving on to greener pastures in the workforce...happy for her, sad for me.  of course,we plan to stay in touch and have even gone so far as to devise ways to accomplish this (we don't live near each other), but it is still happy/sad. In The Happiness Project (http://www.happiness-project.com/), author … Continue reading parting is such…(insert oxymoronic phrase)

catholic death by chocolate

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food

i found out today that my friend gave up chocolate for lent.  being a lapsed catholic, my guilt began gnawing at the edges of my psyche. it's lent already?  in a burst of solidarity i say, "i'll give it up too!". having acted in haste, i then began repenting in haste. WHAT was i THINKING? … Continue reading catholic death by chocolate