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Though I have an undying lust for travel and the newness of foreign lands, vacationing in Maine remains an exception to that rule. The perfect timelessness and the way so little changes year after year, save for our ages creeping upwards, make this town the only place I need to be to complete any summer. Returning [...] Apparently, this past June was the rainiest in New York history. We city dwellers tend to complain about summer heat – stuffy subways, heavier than usual smog, skyscrapers that block any sort of breeze. Personally, though, I’d much rather endure a heat wave than the monsoon season we’ve had instead. The constant wet threat has [...] Hello! I hope everyone had lovely weekends. I may have mentioned once or twice before that I have quite a fiery love affair with the beach. My family spends at least a week each summer at a piece of seaside heaven in Maine, and as a result, I have always [...] July 4th always feels bittersweet to me – it’s a wonderful summer holiday, but it also marks a distinct halfway point in the season. The days have reached their peak length, the thunderstorms are in full force, and summer can slowly feel like it’s slipping away. Instead, I’m [...] |
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