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It would be easy for me to describe BARRY BUCK as a great guy because he surely is. However, that falls short of just how wonderfully kind, compassionate and caring he is so, lucky for us, there is the perfect word: mensch, which– if you are not familiar with it– means a person of integrity and honor. Yes, that is the perfect introduction to Barry Buck; the guy is a mensch. Many years ago, Barry’s wife Dixie came to Squam during a challenging time in her life … View Post

Yesterday, in support of International Women’s Day and the call to action #DayWithoutAWoman, we postponed our weekly chat but today we have the most perfect follow-up to that day of reflection:  hanging on the dock with KELLEN MEYER. As you will hear, Kellen is a wife and the mother of four children who makes her home in Santa Barbara, CA. She is also a wildly creative spirit who has always been a maker and recently, in collaboration with her two beloved aunties, Kellen launched an … View Post

One of the very fun things about knowing someone for many, many years is to get to witness first hand how their life unfolds. PENELOPE DULLAGHAN  (pronounced DULL-A-HAN) <– I share that because I always say it wrong! ha) is one of the very first people I connected with during the early days of blogging, lo these many years ago. It seems like lifetimes have passed since then and as Penny and I caught up on the phone it was that most wonderful thing where … View Post

Last summer I met WHITNEY DAHLBERG for the first time and we began a conversation that has not yet ended. I was so drawn to her story that I reached out and asked if she would be willing to chat with me here on the dock. Although she is quite shy and not keen to toot her own horn, Whitney agreed and I am so glad she did. Owner of The MUSE a lovely shop in Frederick, Maryland — the journey Whitney traveled to open … View Post

Not quite sure how it happened that for the third week in a row I am chatting with a marvelous women who also hails from Toronto! (I’ve decided that it must be a sign I simply have to get up to explore this marvelous city one day soon – on the calendar.) Today, I am chatting with SAMANTHA MAY LAMB who has been a huge inspiration to me for years and years. Sam falls into the category of those amazing makers who are so different from me I … View Post