Archive - The Daily Respite

Good morning! It’s Monday. I went for a walk yesterday and was rather surprised to find the mosses gathered by the stream to celebrate Respitopia’s…

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Watch now | Good morning! It’s Sunday and I’ve taken the liberty of transporting us to a lush and tranquil August moment from several years ago. The…

Mar 9 •

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Good morning! It’s Saturday. And since the color is still out of order here in Maine, if not much of the northeast, we’ve decided to take matters into…

Mar 8 •

March 7 Get-Together: Color in Words

Hello, my dear Respiteers, Tis Friday. The real world here in Maine continues to be devoid of color. But lucky for us, Respitopia is full of the stuff…

Mar 7 •

Good morning! It’s Friday, and we made it into March before Mother Nature forgot to pay the color bill. She does this every year, but yesterday was…

Mar 7 •

Good morning! It’s Thursday, and there’s a party going on in our piano room. It’s been going on for a while, actually. It all began earlier this winter…

Mar 6 •

Good morning! It’s Wednesday. Whenever I need words of wisdom or a really good hug, I head down the field and into the woods leading to the wetlands…

Mar 5 •

Good morning! It’s Tuesday. And while March can feel like a bit of a slog here in Maine, we’re gaining two to three minutes of sunlight every day now…

Mar 4 •

Good morning! It’s Monday. And while those birch catkins benefited from being moved out of the road last week, the seed that formed this white pine…

Mar 3 •

Watch now | Good morning! It’s Sunday, a light snow keeps trying to turn to rain, and the bell buoy is ringing out across the water. She is calling to…

Mar 2 •

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Good morning! It’s Saturday. Overnight, while we were all soundly asleep in our beds, February tiptoed out the door and March took her place. Whose…

Mar 1 •

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February 28 Get-Together: Seeds

Hello, my dear Respiteers, And a very bright, peaceful Friday afternoon to you. There’s a wind outside our imaginary pavilion, so I’m keeping the…

Feb 28 •

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