Charlie, you come from an exceptionally talented family. Has anyone in the family published memoirs or has anyone written a biography of your mother? It sounds (and looks!) like you had a delightful childhood in a delightful part of Maine. You're fortunate, too, that your mother's books are still in print. (I need to start acquiring some of them.)

I didn't grow up on a farm, but I spent substantial amounts of time in the summer (winter, too) on my grandparents' farm (and the farms of other relatives) in north-central Wisconsin. Alas, that was a looooooong way from the ocean, which you had within walking distance. I treasure my time on the farm and I treasure my time living in Cape Porpoise and Kennebunk Lower Village, Maine.

How about an illustrated memoir from you? I'D buy it!

Linn