THROUGH MY WINDOWS

Hi out there in blogland! It's Fall here in eastern PA, (USA). However, most of these pictures were taken on a trip to Maine and the colors there were just beautiful.  I took a trip to Bar Harbor and walked along West St where the old mansions are. The Harbor was buzzing. Schooners, a cruise ship, whale watching boats, light house tour boats and nature tours via the ocean were just a few on offer. The restaurants were very picturesque and there were inns and hotels and B&B's everywhere. It was late in the season but the tour buses were coming and going. I walked up and down hills until I couldn't take another step. It was exciting but I don't often go there. Once every 5 years is enough for me. The park (Acadia) was the same. I actually had intended to go to the park only but I didn't like the long lines on the "Loop" so I turned around and decided to do the Waterfront in Bar Harbor instead.  In

Houses of Cape May This is really Part II of a blog posting I did on a mini vacation that my daughter, Judi, and I had planned for a much needed getaway. Although the weather didn't cooperate and we had to leave a day earlier than planned we managed to enjoy the sea air, good food and shopping. It was cloudy and humid and during a period of about 2 hours when it was partly sunny I raced around and took a bunch of pictures of some of my favorite houses.  I would be remiss if I didn't start with the beautiful B&B, Angel of the Sea. Some years ago I toured this house-it is actually 2 houses connected. There is a story that goes along with the history of the house, how it was moved here in sections from another location many years ago. It has the distinction of being.... Notice this one is circa 1700! It was hard to keep the camera still with the wind but I really like this house s

Cape May mini vacation Happy Sunday! It's early morning and I am lazing in bed reading blogs. The weather has finally turned cool and I for one am relieved. Yesterday I turned the furnace on! I wanted to start a fire in the fireplace but dear husband informed me that it has to be cleaned yet. We have a chimney sweep do his thing about this time every year.  My bit of news is that Judi and I did make it to Cape May, New Jersey for a much needed time away. We stayed in a lovely large hotel called LA MER. It advertised "ocean front" views so Judi was very disappointed when we arrived to find that was a bit of an exaggeration. We could see the surf in the distance across the street and beyond the shrubbery and sand dunes. The surf was wild due to a hurricane off the Bahamas. The air was thick with humidity the first 2 days and we both suffered, Judi especially since she has Sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease in her lungs. But we shopped and s