I took this photo several years ago. I just love the blue in the boat, the light reflections in the water and those fabulous shadows.
Makes me smile… Happy Saturday!
Catch you back here tomorrow!
I love this beautiful boat that sits in the Monhegan harbor. Especially with this beautiful golden light.
Fortunate Island – could the name be any more perfect? To me, this boat looks peaceful, tranquil, elegant, responsible and strong.
When visiting Monhegan Island, the wharf is the happiest place and saddest place – how can it be both? It’s the happiest site you’ll see once you arrive. It means a week of peace and quiet, beautiful scenery, good friends, good food and a chance to unplug.
When waiting for the boat that heads back to the main land, which also means you are headed H-O-M-E, the wharf can be the saddest place. Because you won’t see the island, and your friends, until at least the following year, if you’re lucky!
But… I have my photos, and a lot of them! Perusing old Monhegan photos is a necessity for me!
One of our favorite cottage views (well, from the road anyway). This cottage is on Monhegan, Maine – looking towards Manana Island (pronounced like banana with an “M”) – Stunning!
Happy Friday everyone!
Hiking Monhegan Island, Maine. Is there anything better? The island is small so we can cover a good amount of territory and then stop for lunch, head back out then come back in time to get ready for dinner or meet up with friends.
The peace and quiet in these woods is immeasurable. We are not used to such quiet. When we’re out hiking I will stop… “JUST LISTEN to the silence!” – I love it. Fresh air, silence, peace. It’s like no place on Earth.
Blessed to be able to visit!
Like Fred says… “this is my happy place”, me too Fred! Me. Too!
A license plate on the Monhegan Trucking truck.
A welcome site when you arrive to the island and need your bags taken to your location. It’s cool how the few trucks line up ready to take your bags. The Island Inn, the Monhegan House, Monhegan Trucking and others picking up mail, packages, etc.
They have it down to a science!
Back to normal posting next week – catching up after a week of being out with a cold. Back to the land of the living, woohoo!
Peaceful, isn’t it? Sometimes when the world seems out of control you need to take time to focus on something serene.
This will do it!! Happy Sunday! I’ll catch you back here tomorrow
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A Monhegan street scene for all of you Monhegan lovers! The building on the left was the Carina and is now the studio of abstract artists Steven & Katherine Aimone.
This is walking from the church towards the Island Inn. We’ve been in it many times as the Carina (grocery, sandwiches, etc.). It would be fun to be back there right now!
Enjoy your Saturday! Catch you back here tomorrow!
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Kate Chappell, an artist from one of our favorite places, Maine! She has incredible paintings (among other things)! This painting (above) is the Path to Blackhead (Monhegan Island). The path with the shadows is delightful!
This wonderful painting, The Road Home, was at the Lupine Gallery (Monhegan, Maine), but has recently SOLD… What a lovely painting! Just look at those dramatic shadows, I love the bits of dark – This is a wonderful path. Just beautiful!
Kate is quite amazing, her talent doesn’t stop at painting, I swear this woman can do everything! Check out her website and you’ll see what I mean!!
Read a bit about Kate, from her website:
“Kate Cheney Chappell was born Katherine Pope Cheney in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of George Wells Cheney, Jr., an insurance executive, and Mary Frances Pope, a trained artist and champion of the visually impaired. She spent her childhood in Manchester, close to her paternal grandparents, many cousins, and the family business, Cheney Silk. At the age of 12, she and her family moved to Farmington, Connecticut, and she entered the Oxford School for Girls (later Kingswood-Oxford School). With encouragement from Art teacher, Rebecca Jones, she entered and won a Gold Key in Connecticut’s Scholastic Art Competition, and was in her first show at age 14. Kate Cheney Chappell attended Chatham College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (now Chatham University), distinguishing herself in Art, Creative Writing and French Literature. Read more …”
Images via KateChappellArtSpace.com and LupineGalleryMonhegan.com, used with permission…
Catch you back here tomorrow!
While in Maine earlier this fall, Fred and I drove around Rockport – a cool city with some really beautiful homes. When we came upon this house, whhhoooooa! STOP! Backup! Need a photo! Thought this would be the perfect Happy Halloween/Happy Fall photo! What an inviting entry, a beautiful door (fabulous paint color!), love the star, the American Flag is so stunning against this backdrop, the pretty flowers and of course, the pumpkins! How creative!
Wishing you a 🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃, and most of all a joyous fall! Catch you back here tomorrow!
Fall has got to be my favorite month. Spring is nice with all the flowers and trees blooming, but it also means hot weather is on its way. Summer is just hot and humid. Winter is nice here in South Carolina, so I have no complaints, I like it, but… Fall is my favorite – when those humid days change to something beautiful where you can be outside without melting – definitely my favorite. It’s so beautiful, even with all the leaves and acorns. It’s all good, I love to be outside this time of year!
These are Monhegan (Maine) pumpkins, I thought they made for a pretty fall photo!
Catch you back here tomorrow!
CB1BDBB and PC1BBB – Image: Cat Bates Jewelry Instagram
Cat Bates. This man has some incredible jewelry. The bracelet at the bottom in the image above has what is called a “sister clasp” – it’s the most amazing thing! I bought this for my husband while at Rock Paper Scissors in Wiscasset, Maine. It’s incredible how if you line up the openings of each clasp just so, the bracelet will come right off, but never fall off. Cat hand braids these bracelets and necklaces and makes the clasps from a mold. When we bought this bracelet, the color of the clasp was darker like the bracelet at the bottom, after wearing it for a while, the clasp turns lighter, like the top image.
While visiting Monhegan, Maine, we saw many people who had his jewelry on. I love it! Take a peek at his website, he has so much to offer and I’m sure will always be coming up with new things that you have to see to believe! We are fans!
Read a bit about Cat, from his website:
“My name is Cat Bates.
I spent my early childhood, and summers through grade school, on Monhegan Island off of the Maine coast. I remain strongly influenced by the island’s nautical history, rugged landscape, and the resourcefulness and hard work that one needs to live there year-round. For an extended biography, please click here.
14 years ago I began studying metalsmithing. I started working as a professional jeweler in 2004, and graduated from Maine College of Art in 2009 with a BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design. I have received scholarships to study at Penland School of Crafts, Peters Valley, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and have taught workshops on basic metalsmithing, sand casting, and decorative sailor knotting. For a resume, please click here.
I employ a variety of techniques in the design and manufacture of my work, from sand casting to sailor knotting, 3-d modeling to forging. I utilize the skills of other professionals when economically and/or conceptually appropriate, and in these instances give credit in the product description. I believe that the method used to produce a piece of jewelry (or any object) resonates within it, even if it is not obvious to a casual observer. For more information on my process please click here.
As a designer, I find a distinct beauty in utilitarian objects, and often notice that through use such objects become more beautiful still. I think of a bronze oarlock, its exterior caked with oxide from exposure to salt spray, its interior buffed to a warm luster by the rubbing of a dinghy’s wooden oars. I design jewelry to be durable, so that use may compound its beauty. If you wear one of my pieces, I hope that you will take pleasure in knowing that you are part of what makes it beautiful.
I sell my work through this site, at a number of small craft shows throughout the year, and select retail locations around the United States. For information about making purchases through this site please click here. For a list of retailers currently carrying my products, please click here.”
All images via Cat-Bates.com, used with permission…
Catch you back here tomorrow!
I know, I post too many Monhegan photos. If you’ve been there you would understand. It’s what gets us through until the next year when we head that way.
Walk, eat, talk, visit, then walk some more… That’s what we do on Monhegan Island. To just BE where it is so incredibly quiet, especially in Cathedral Woods. The air is so fresh and clear, what’s not to love?
Catch you back here tomorrow!
The Island Inn sits majestically at the top of the hill. Those clouds were stunning. Half of the sky was dotted with clouds and the other half was clear.
Mother Nature is so incredible – beauty beyond compare!
Catch you back here tomorrow!
Almost there! Trying to catch up after several days of no wifi and lots of yard cleanup after hurricane Matthew, back to normal posting next week (artists, recipes, house plans), for now enjoy the images!
I took this photo with my phone, so it’s not the best in the world, but you can see what a fabulous painting this is! This painting is by James Fitzgerald, and you can see it at the Monhegan Museum when they reopen next year. If you’ve never been to Monhegan Island, it’s amazing! The museum is a must see – do not miss it! The talent is unbelievable!
Back to normal posting tomorrow!
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