Welcome to our 2023 Emilie Loring Tea! If you still have photos to share, send them in, and I’ll add on. I believe that everyone’s tea photos from Monday are now included (thanks to the Blue Hill Public Library’s working internet!). Also, as I walked in today: On to tea! Solo Tea on Blue Hill … More Emilie Loring Tea 2023: A Lovely Time for All
It’s that time again, and this year, we have Emilie Loring’s published biography to celebrate! Enjoy your tea, fancy or casual, indoors or out, and take photos to share. Send to me at: contact@pattibender.com I will open a blog post that morning and update it throughout that day and the next with your photos. As … More You Are Cordially Invited to Tea
“You never can tell at sunup what you’ll bump into before sundown…” Here Comes the Sun Since my last post, I have torn out carpet, rejuvenated wood floors, patched and painted walls, scrubbed just about anything that would sit still long enough, cooked meals, hung curtains, sorted books, rescued an antique dresser, shopped for furniture … More Emilie Loring: Bookstores and Secret Drawers
I heard the truck pull up outside. I peered out my front door and watched the driver check the delivery slip. By the time he walked to the back of the truck, I stood in the street, waiting for the back panel to rise. The books were here. This would be my first glimpse. I … More The Books are Here! The Books are Here!
The height of fall color has passed, and chilly winds shake fading leaves onto the ground. It’s time for ripe apples and pears, cheeses, chowders, homemade muffins, and good books to read. When fall approached, the Lorings took rooms in Blue Hill while they closed up Stone House for the winter. Then they returned to … More Fall’s Happy Landings: Inside Emilie Loring’s Biography
Today’s post is for you who follow this blog and tell me how much you’d love to see Maine yourself. In Blue Hill this year, I visited friends, made little discoveries, and snapped photos that speak of the place, of Emilie’s times and ours. If you’ve read Emilie Loring’s descriptions of Maine for years, you … More Welcome to Maine. You’re Already Here in Your Mind
It’s time for tea and a first look at the cover of “Happy Landings: Emilie Loring’s Life, Writing, and Wisdom.” Reserve your copy now. … More Welcome to Our Tea and First Look: Happy Landings!
The Emilie Loring Collection 