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Dear Friends, I will be away for a bit in November. I will be heading off to Timor-Leste to (hopefully) swim with some of the very-very large local fauna. Considering the high chance I will…

Dear Friends, This week I’m briefly taking over for Matthew! Earlier this year, after a couple of really lovely interactions with patrons at Skidompha, I started making notes in my planner about particularly interesting, funny,…

Hello Friends, I wanted to call your attention to our new website we softly launched. Thank you to our own Meghan Hawkes for taking on this laborious project, and for all of her hard work…

Hello friends, So. Many. Acorns! I thought to myself as I walked my usual route last night. Must be a mast year. I confess to a weird sort of satisfaction when I squish them underfoot. I’m finding these…

Hello friends, What a beautiful few days we’ve been having! I’ve been opening all my windows at home and Pumpkin Kitty (Pie, Pie-guy, Punk-A-Munk, Punkalicious, etc…) has been enjoying the fresh air and fall birds…

Dear Friends, Apparently there is some sort of festival happening next week? Something about Pumpkins? All joking aside, it’s an exciting time of year for Damariscotta: Pumpkinfest 2023 is almost here! Starting at 10 am this Saturday at Louis…

Hello friends, A couple of FYIs this week. First, Skidompha will be closed on Thursday, September 14th for staff training. We will reopen on Friday, September 15th at 9am. Moving on… Did you know it…

Hello friends, Because I’m a glutton for punishment and the news isn’t scary enough, I’ve been reading White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan by Mick Ryan. White Sun War is a fictional portrayal of…

Hello, friends! I’m briefly taking over for Matthew this week. Of the many joys of summer as a kid, spreading out on my front lawn in the shade with a pile of books had to…

Hello friends, August 9th, and another bee swarm. Can you believe it? We had all noticed how crowded the hive was recently, but were hoping we wouldn’t see a swarm so late in the season. …