We headed up to Aroostook County for a little harvest-time visit. We played the iconic Aroostook Valley Country Club while we were there.

Lounging and tree climbing in Evergreen cemetery.

On Flatbread's back deck, overlooking the Casco Bay Ferry Terminal.

I paused during the installation of a new car stereo to reflect on what exactly I had gotten myself into.

Enjoying a beer at the Austin Street Brewery in East Bayside...otherwise known as Yeast Bayside for all the breweries and distilleries that call it home. The lavendar was alive with bees.

We spend A LOT of time at the Evergreen Cemetery just a stone's throw from our house. It has walking trails and great birdwatching and tons of historically significant, or simply instructive, memorials.

Lounging on Long Cove at our usual summer rental in Tenant's Harbor Maine.

We took a little trip with friends to Quebec. We spent time in Montreal, Quebec City and further north in Baie-Saint-Paul.

Our rental in Baie-Saint-Paul was stunning. It was our first visit to Montreal. We've been to Quebec City before and I can't wait to go there again. There is really nothing like it in North America.

Rosa received her first lesson in the ancient art of car packing. I've ensured that this invaluable skill will pass on to the next generation.

You can say that life is repetitive, or more charitably, call it cyclical. If you spend any amount of time on this site, you know that food and music are part of the pattern of our lives.