Check out the April issue of Town and Country Magazine! It's their special travel issue and I am thrilled that the inn is included in an article beginning on page 73.Looking ahead to May, the Wings, Waves, and Woods Festival, May 15-17, has even more great activities this year. You can go on boat trips, join master birders in a variety of locations, and even learn about making bird sculptures from Peter Beerits (most known at the inn for Nervous Nellie's Jams and Jellies).
I bought a field guide, Birds of Maine, from Blue Hill Books, to loan out to guests. While I was there, I bought Bobo and the New Neighbor, by Gail Page, and Underwear--What We Wear Under There, written by Ruth Freeman Swain, both local authors.
I am so lucky to be living in a place that feeds all this creativity. I recently attended A Terrible Beauty, a collaboration between Paul Sullivan, pictured here,
and Peter Behrens. As Peter explained, "This project began in January when Paul phoned me and said, 'Let's do a show about Ireland and the Great Hunger!'... We both live in Brooklin. It was snowing. Planning a show for the first day of spring felt like a hopeful, even defiant, gesture." Paul created and played music to accompany Peter's novel, the Law of Dreams. Scenes were read by Amy Grant, of Peninsula Metamorphic, and 
Rosie Upton, a 13-year-old with an amazing voice, sang. The packed audience left so fulfilled. The very next day the Blue Hill Concert Association's final winter show featured America's Dream Chamber Artists. Ahh. I also had a friend read a bit of E.B. White's Here is New York aloud to me. I've decided that in April, that cruel cruel month, I will challenge myself to find live music or spoken words to listen to every single day. What a treat to have people play and read and recite.I received a lovely note from guests who recently stayed in the Cape House Suite: "Most comfortable bed in recent memory." They liked the area, Deer Isle and Castine in particular. Even this time of year, when the snow piles can look a bit tired... It's maple syrup time and many restaurants, including Lily's Cafe, celebrate this weekend.
A little something sweet as spring comes along. Enjoy the season!
