Showing posts with label #Maryland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Maryland. Show all posts

Friday, January 21, 2022

Maryland

Maryland

When I was in college, my uncle owned a gentleman's farm in Maryland, along the Sassafras River.  Whenever I went there, I always wondered why anyone would want to live in this rural, isolated part of the world.

In 2006, I bought a house near Perryville, Maryland, a short drive near my uncle's former home. I bought this house because if it's location near the North East River.  I am a kayaker and this is a great river to paddle.  This was my second home until I moved there permanently in 2012 and then I sold the house in 2018.

My favorite place to eat was Woody's Crab House in North East, MD.

I loved to go to Baltimore for the afternoon as there were great places to eat and drink.

MD Crab Bisque is delicious.

I served on the Cecil County Library Foundation Board.

I ran for State Senate in 2014. I didn't win but I enjoyed the journey.

The North East River is so warm that I could swim in it form mid- May to mid-October.  During the summer months, I could swim in this river at night. As a matter of fact, my nephews would visit me at least once every summer and we would spend the entire night in the water.

The American Visual Arts Museum in Baltimore is one of my favorite museums in the world. I've visited this place several times and I always like to visit here. Most of the artwork is done by people with mental illnesses or are imprisoned or are at other levels of conflict.

There are some great breweries in MD.  I like Heavy Seas brewery and DuClaw's brewery the best.

It was  easy to pop in to DC for the day from my home.

Monday, September 21, 2015

Carpenter's Point, MD


Carpenter's Point, MD

In November, 2006, I bought a small home in Carpenter's Point, MD.  It was my new, second home, my weekend get-away where I could kayak whenever I wanted. Since it was only an hour away, it was easy to leave work on a summer afternoon and be on the water by 530.  I could kayak for an hour or so and then run off some place nice for a crab dinner and be home by 10:00 PM, refreshed and ready to start a new day at work

Summer weekends were filled with guests who came for the day and then maybe had one beer too many and stayed overnight. Winter weekends had guests who showed up Friday night for dinner and then wandered down to Baltimore with me to explore he harbor or visit the American Visual Arts Museum.

I live here full time now.  I look at the water and the sunsets and the moon and the stars each and every day and I never grow tired of the magnificent scenery.













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