tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post5966138976676404516..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Maine: A Love LetterMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14141569672856425662012-10-08T15:25:43.154-07:002012-10-08T15:25:43.154-07:00Aw, I miss the Fodder. He is laying low. I love th...Aw, I miss the Fodder. He is laying low. I love the winters. I can even drive in Maine snow, which I can't here (it's frozen snot). I'm glad you weren't offended. I almost think I remember you from somewhere...<br /><br />There's a lot more to Maine than the coast, all right. Still never made it up Katahdin, half of which became invisible when we started up. But my favorite Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32840610678088334742012-10-08T08:23:55.004-07:002012-10-08T08:23:55.004-07:00Dropped into your site on a recommendation from Bl...Dropped into your site on a recommendation from Blog Fodder. I live in the western mountains of Maine; far different from the tourism economy of the coast. The wife and I have a small post and beam cabin on a dirt road and are able to subsist here on our small retirement. If you can stand the winters (and the black flies, mosquitoes,midges and no-see-ums in the summer) it is a great place to Ol'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6954423822443341092012-09-12T00:39:25.690-07:002012-09-12T00:39:25.690-07:00I just like saying Schoodic. Schoodic Schoodic Sch...I just like saying Schoodic. Schoodic Schoodic Schoodic! Ha!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68616246557041892592012-09-12T00:32:57.032-07:002012-09-12T00:32:57.032-07:00I've heard Mainiacs before, but then again the...I've heard Mainiacs before, but then again the Mainers call their southern neighbors "Massholes."Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19197254507133927552012-09-12T00:32:11.162-07:002012-09-12T00:32:11.162-07:00And it only takes about a hundred years!And it only takes about a hundred years!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36052321302721425642012-09-12T00:31:51.182-07:002012-09-12T00:31:51.182-07:00I like how its citizens are distinguishable from o...I like how its citizens are distinguishable from other Americans.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-28474158767457179812012-09-07T13:46:48.848-07:002012-09-07T13:46:48.848-07:00Wonderful comments on Maine. I love it there. My...Wonderful comments on Maine. I love it there. My grandmother was born and raised in Belfast. I've visited the state three times and it only makes me want to go back again and again. Although Maine folks are called Mainers, my grandmother began writing her story and entitled it "Memories of a Maniac"...I have her sense of humor!Laurettehttp://yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57659833657166890042012-09-06T02:33:30.999-07:002012-09-06T02:33:30.999-07:00Oh my...
We live in one of the OTHER national par...Oh my...<br /> We live in one of the OTHER national parks in Maine...actually there are seven Acadia Nat'l Parks. There is also Baxter Park.<br /> Ours is Schoodic...7 miles across Frenchman's Bay. The others are islands...not so accessable.<br />We very seldom go across to the big island of Mt Desert where the Acadia you mention is. ("nobody goes there anymore...it's too crowdedArlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57559000756632714542012-08-08T08:03:10.172-07:002012-08-08T08:03:10.172-07:00Love the photo of the Maine house. I, too, am a fa...Love the photo of the Maine house. I, too, am a fan of the architecture. Beats the heck out of having to shovel your way to the barn in the winter.Leslie Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933649274394414938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48748910131878629512012-08-08T04:19:55.685-07:002012-08-08T04:19:55.685-07:00I went to Maine twice when I was young, that was w...I went to Maine twice when I was young, that was where my grandfather lived and died. I've always wanted to go back, it's a very pretty state.Chain Stitch Crochethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865611172125103299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77154485029583916962012-08-07T22:27:24.992-07:002012-08-07T22:27:24.992-07:00Dave and I tear off parts of houses and burn them ...Dave and I tear off parts of houses and burn them all winter. Mostly we tear off parts of other people's houses. Don't tell.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45134088098086267322012-08-07T22:26:44.804-07:002012-08-07T22:26:44.804-07:00Our Portland was named after their Portland. (Well...Our Portland was named after their Portland. (Well obviously not before.) It was a coin toss between Boston and Portland. Really.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35372575681274884372012-08-07T22:25:52.983-07:002012-08-07T22:25:52.983-07:00Coker Coler?Coker Coler?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86496185922501593382012-08-07T19:00:21.365-07:002012-08-07T19:00:21.365-07:00Think you could have built a nice beach bonfire wi...Think you could have built a nice beach bonfire with some of that dilapidated building kindling.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-81799401538943939912012-08-07T11:54:07.804-07:002012-08-07T11:54:07.804-07:00And you both have Portlands. Maybe you said that a...And you both have Portlands. Maybe you said that and I missed it. Thank you for the travelog. Have actually always want to go to Maine and now I want to go more.Ian Lidsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106994463366766471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-29360069013832979292012-08-07T00:15:40.091-07:002012-08-07T00:15:40.091-07:00I've always wanted to see the New England stat...I've always wanted to see the New England states. Eat fresh lobster, and make fun of the way they say Coca-cola. Maybe someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61537839490267126582012-08-06T23:36:01.278-07:002012-08-06T23:36:01.278-07:00Yes, a very tiny piece! I probably drove right by ...Yes, a very tiny piece! I probably drove right by you.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44180374822546105482012-08-06T15:38:21.068-07:002012-08-06T15:38:21.068-07:00I guess we're not obsessed. I had to look up m...I guess we're not obsessed. I had to look up mani pedis. Looked like Latin to me.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7157761937236996182012-08-06T15:04:49.027-07:002012-08-06T15:04:49.027-07:00Oh, Oregon- you are the antithesis to Utah. I'...Oh, Oregon- you are the antithesis to Utah. I've often wondered what it would be like to live in a population which is not obsessed with Mitt Romney and mani pedis. It sounds like Maine right be right up my alley. If only I knew how to slap on an addition.I'm Katie.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00913701914113335102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14323868987455116012012-08-06T14:14:26.423-07:002012-08-06T14:14:26.423-07:00Dave once ate so much lobster in one day that he f...Dave once ate so much lobster in one day that he fell into a fitful sleep with moaning and sweating and crying out and I thought he might be having a heart attack, but I didn't wake him up because who wants to wake up to that?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5083559483341440372012-08-06T14:13:17.952-07:002012-08-06T14:13:17.952-07:00Him. He never answers my letters.Him. He never answers my letters.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3707000615484881362012-08-06T11:46:11.745-07:002012-08-06T11:46:11.745-07:00I enjoyed the visit. When we visited Maine, I ate ...I enjoyed the visit. When we visited Maine, I ate lobster for lunch and for dinner.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8563282755502899052012-08-06T09:22:33.411-07:002012-08-06T09:22:33.411-07:00Thanks--we try to hit every National Park that we ...Thanks--we try to hit every National Park that we come across. I was surprised that there is only one in the state.Glenda in Floridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074938278146065683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4459891622525948012012-08-06T06:24:01.394-07:002012-08-06T06:24:01.394-07:00Heres hoping you visit Minnesota sometime and writ...Heres hoping you visit Minnesota sometime and write up a take on it. Anyway we're looking for a backup for the Lake Woebegon guy...;)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15758043072502466732012-08-05T17:50:04.808-07:002012-08-05T17:50:04.808-07:00Wow, I don't think you're giving your with...Wow, I don't think you're giving your withdrawals enough time to set in.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com