July 30, 2010

Coming Home

Last evening, my family and I drove down the peninsula to procure ourselves some delicious lobster from a place we have been frequently for almost 20 years - Shaw's Lobster Company in New Harbor, Maine. We lived in Round Pond (seen above), a neighboring fishing village when we first moved to Maine and returning to that place every summer always feels like coming home. A quiet hamlet with pretty historic homes and kind people, it was an ideal place for my nine year-old self to find warmth and adventure.


The ritual lobster of Shaw's

The local general store down the road from where we once lived. For $1, one can enjoy a paper bag full of traditional sweets and the company of the local shopkeeper.

A fleeting glimpse of the old house - once painted a stark white, now in earthy tones, but still lovely amidst the verdant yard.

8 comments:

  1. i love lobster! and i love maine we went there a few summers ago and i fell deeply in love with the history, people and landscape. (i hope to live there one day!)

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  2. so much beauty. i spent a few hours in maine last summer. they were glorious :)

    xo Alison

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  3. Looks like a fun little roadtrip. Enjoy your weekend!

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  4. so nostalgic and so, so lovely. we can't wait to visit maine this fall.

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  5. how perfect is your blog?! loves it! looks like such a fun trip!

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  6. we both did a lobster post today - such mainers! ;)

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  7. Sounds like a perfect weekend! How lucky you are to be able to call that home; it looks heavenly! xoxo

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  8. what a heavenly place to come home to! xx, jane

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