Happy Tuesday!

So these are all pictures of our house in Portland.  We rescently moved from our previous residence due to landlady issues...  Need I say more.  Mike and I couldn't be happier!  As I tried to capture in the pictures, there is so much sunlight that fills the house - so cozy!  In the basement, Mike took two photos that he had taken of Lake Superior (Duluth and Grand Maris) and blew them up (they are hanging from the paddle).  This is one of my favorite parts of the house.  I also took a print that I bought in Stockholm a few years ago and had it framed - it has hanging in the bathroom.  (Do you ever think of what you would grab if the house was burning?  Of course after Mike and Hartley, I'd probably grab that picture - I just adore it! haha)

It sure has been a busy fall...  Mike was just in Toronto for a business conference and I've been up in northern Maine doing some teaching to high schoolers.  While on a teaching visit last week to Millinocket, ME, the leaves have peaked, and here in Portland, the color is beautiful! 
Mike and I will be celebrating our 3 year anniversary tomorrow!  Alas, he is in New Hampshire on business and I won't see him until Friday...  So, we will make due and celebrate this weekend!  I'm trying to think of ideas for the occasion...  Harvest on the Harbor is this weekend, choosing one of the endless possible restaurants in portland would always be fun, but I'd be interested in ideas if you have them!

This past weekend when Mike was in Toronto, I made an apple-cinnamon cake and butternut/delicata squash soup!  Delish!  No pictures of these, but I will capture my next cooking endeavors!

That's all for now!

"Our House, in the middle of our street... our house"

Old Orchard Beach

Orr's Island, Maine

The Knotches in the White Mountains - NH

Lunch on Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain in Burlington, VT with the White Mountains in the background!  What can be more beautiful?!

CHAMP!!!!

Ben and Jerry's Factory Tour!

Sooooo good!  Mmmmmmm!!!!

What a good lookin' group of bikers!

We stopped half way through our bike ride for lunch in Stowe, VT!  Really cute little town; great choice Schuyler!

Weekend in Vermont!

Hello Fellow Bloggers!

Greetings!

Mike, Hartley, and I have been in Portland, ME for about a year now, and we think it is high time that we share some of our favorite pictures with you!  We sure love living on the east coast...  There is always another hike or place recommended to us, and we've found many of our own favorites that we are happy to revisit.  We have also recently moved into a new house with a very friendly and warm feel - as Mike commutes around the Northeast and I am chipping away at my thesis, it is a good place to call home at the end of the day!  We hope you enjoy our pictures :)