Hi! I hope everyone is having a great weekend. Mine has been great, despite the weather yesterday. Wasn't that a magnificent storm? One of the trees outside our home came crashing down; what an eerie noise! Luckily it didn't hit the house. :)

Yesterday was a good day. We needed to work on winterizing our home...putting storm windows in and covering some of the larger ones with a seal to help keep the cold out. We went to see "The Departed" last night... it was violent but still very well done. I think Jack Nicolson will probably win an award for his performance. To be honest, I don't normally go for violent films, but I usually enjoy Martin Scorsese's films and this one was no exception. Of course I ate a ton of popcorn! Then (sigh) I lost at scrabble.

Today my hubby and I went to visit Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay. It was so beautiful! It is an old estate that was donated by the Coe Family to the Citizens of New York in the 1950's. It has a beautiful Tudor Mansion and about 410 acres of land. Some of the land is developed with stables, greenhouses and many other buildings with huge lawns and gardens, but much of it is forested with beautiful walking paths throughout. We hiked for over an hour and never met another person. What a relaxing way to spend a morning.

Just a nice family hike in Maine...

I thought I'd share some of my happy memories through my photos. This one is from last summer at "Bald Mountain" in Maine. It is such a beautiful part of the States and we try to go there every summer if we can. I think that part of its appeal for me might be because it is similar to where I grew up, in the province of New Brunswick Canada.

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