ABOUT

Hi there and welcome to my blog. My name is Sheryl Thompson and I am a mother, grandmother, artist and avid crafter, and homemaker.  I also love to cook and garden.  For years my sister has been asking me to write down all my memories of our childhood growing up on our grandparents farm in Hudson, New Hampshire during the 1940’s and 50’s, to pass on to our children and grandchildren. And my husband, Bill, and friends keep telling me that I should write about our adventures since we have moved here to Maine over twenty years ago for our retirement. Friends are always asking me for recipes and gardening tips. And I always have people that write to me for crafting and painting advice. This blog is created to share all these things with others.

Bill and I live on a small “farmette” in a tiny town called Sherman, Maine.  Sherman is in the heart of logging and potato country, about 90 miles north of Bangor.  Small (population of 450) and remote but incredibly beautiful , Sherman has picturesque views of Mount Katahdin, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, about 20 miles to our west.  Our little “piece of heaven” has an incredible view of the mountain and all the rest of Baxter State Park from our front porch.  In fact, that’s the view you see at the top of each of the pages of this blog.  We live on 60 acres of rugged but beautiful woods and fields with our dog, Spirit, and our two cats Chucky and CJ, and a couple of dozen Buff Orpington chickens.  And we have lots of other critters here to….moose, deer, bobcats, lynx, and bear wander through our yard and bald eagles and hawks are always soaring overhead hoping for a chicken dinner!

Both Bill and I grew up in southern New Hampshire, he in a town called Hampstead, and I in Hudson. Both of us have always lived in New England, and I can’t imagine living anywhere else. The climate, the beauty, the oceans, the mountains, the seacoast (and yummy seafood!), fall foliage….to me New England is  the perfect place for me.  There is so much to tell you about and I can’t wait to get started. So welcome to my world…past and present.

Moose hugs from Maine,

Sheryl

 

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ABOUT — 15 Comments

  1. Hello from damariscotta Maine! Found your blog while listening to the loons tonight. I’m learning about Maine native plants and your site came up. Nice to see

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    • I love Damariscotta. Back in the 70′s we lived in Mount Vernon and Damariscotta was one of my favorite day trips. It’s so quaint.

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    • Well, welcome and glad to have you stop by! I can’t imagine living anywhere but New England – the four seasons, the seacoast, the mountains, the lakes, the colonial villages. I could go on and on. Those of you who don’t live here, put it on your “bucket list”. It is an amazing place.

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  4. It is so nice to “meet” you. I found your blog through your scalloped potatoes recipe that I came across while browsing the internet. My husband and I are brand new homesteaders on 10 acres in Northeastern Oklahoma, and we just quit our computer consulting business to try to become full time market growers. I co host a Thursday blog hop featuring homemaking posts and recipes. I would love to have you join us sometime! http://blackfoxhomestead.com/the-homeacre-hop/the-homeacre-hop-11/

    ~Jenny

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  5. Sheryl,
    I am a new follower, I found you on a link party. Your ham looks amazing. I came to ask you to link it up at my party going on over at http://www.memoriesbythemile.com/
    But I found oh so much more. Your blog is beautiful. I love your pictures. I do a Tuesday Trivia each week on a different state, followed by a link party. Then I Thursday I do a follow up on the state and features from my party. I feature people pictures and link them back to their blogs several times. I would love to share some of your pictures. Next week I am featuring New Hampshire. If your interested please let me know at memoriesbythemile@gmail.com

    Hugs,
    Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile

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  6. Visiting from The Grand Social. I’ll be back to look around later. We spent ten days in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine last fall and I fell in love. I’m definitely coming back. We were only in the very southern tip of Maine for one afternoon. I want to plan a trip to cover more of Maine. It’s gorgeous.

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  7. Love your view! I too grew up in NH. (Exeter) Now living in Phoenix!?
    I have very fond memories of holidays and summers in Greenville ME where my cousins still live and work. Look forward to your newsletter.

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    • Phoenix….talk about an extreme opposite to New England! I can’t imagine it. I’m not a fan of heat so the cool, snowy north is the place for me. Even going back to NH for a visit in the winter seems like a tropical vacation! I love Greenville. Back in the 1990′s I sold a lot my paintings at a shop there called Maine Street Station, a sort of lodge look boutique. My first visit to Greenville was back in 1979 on our way to a camping trip in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. I always got a kick out of the “town” of Kokadjo, population 3 and still have the Kokadjo T shirt I bought, but it doesn’t fit quite the same! LOL Glad you enjoyed the view of Mount Katahdin. It’s the reason we bought this property. We get the most fantastic sunsets as Mount Katahdin is to our west. I am going to look into the equipment needed to have a live streaming “Katahdin cam” on our front porch. I think it would be fun for people to be able to check the view of the mountain any time they wanted to.

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  8. How wonderful to find a blogger from Maine writing about life here. My late husband and I spent nearly all our play time in the Maine Wilderness and both of us were born and lived and worked here. I can’t wait to check out all your past posts! It sure brings back great memories!

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    • I am so glad we have found each other! We defintely have one thing in common….a love for Maine! I have lived here for 20 years and can’t imagine living anywhere ejse. I love the change of the seasons….I even love the snow….only thing I don’t care for is Black Flies LOL! But they only visit for a couple of weeks so I can put up with that! It’s a small price to pay for living in such a great place!

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  9. I just found your blog and am looking for a way to follow by email. I lived in Maine for some time and know your area. My late husband’s family is from up there and we ran around many times trying to find gravestones for his genealogy. Beautiful country. I so miss the moose!

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