by Marie | Jan 22, 2020 | Maine Made Products, Maine Travel
Do you love beer? How about craft beer? Would you go to just one location to try over 120 different craft beers? Portland on Tap, hosted by the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, Maine draws quite the crowd. Going on its 6th year, the event will be held on...
by Marie | Jan 10, 2020 | Lisa-Marie's Happenings, Maine Made Products
These days, there’s a date to honor most anything. From National Dog Day to National Hug Day, we can find more ways to incorporate celebration into our daily lives. Today is Houseplant Appreciation Day. If you’re a plant person already, or you’ve shied away from the...
by Marie | Jan 3, 2020 | Lisa-Marie's Happenings, Maine Made Products, Maine Travel
As always, Beth Doan brought Christmas joy to many families this year by customizing ornaments for them. Ray wanted to surprise his girlfriend with an ornament to celebrate Christmas in their home together with their two Siamese cats. It’s always so special to...
by Marie | Dec 30, 2019 | Lisa-Marie's Happenings
As every year has its ups and downs, 2019 brought its challenges and its gifts. The holiday season is such joyful time but it’s also one of the most exhausting times of year for us and our elves. We’re all pulling extra long shifts to make sure that...
by Marie | Dec 3, 2019 | Lisa-Marie's Happenings, Maine Made Products
Lisa-Marie’s Made in Maine has been banking with Bath Savings Institution since before there was even a storefront. Lisa-Marie’s kids both had their first bank accounts at Bath Savings before they were out of diapers. When we walk into Bath Savings to make...
by Marie | Aug 29, 2019 | Maine Made Products, Maine Travel
If I had a nickel for every time someone pointed at a picture of a puffin and said, “Look, a penguin! How cute!” I would most definitely have a ridiculous amount of coins. For those of you who may have questioned your own knowledge of this bird, you are not alone....
by Marie | Aug 2, 2019 | Maine Made Products
There are a few potters who don’t use a mold or a pattern and just create whatever flows off their fingertips. Nancy Shaul is one of those artists. Using natural toned glazes Nancy creates a pottery line that embodies the natural beauty of Maine by using leaves...
by Marie | Jul 25, 2019 | Maine Made Products
As children we learn that April showers bring May flowers, a catchphrase to begin our understanding of spring. This reawakening of nature begins and you notice candy-colored tulips around your neighbor’s house, the sweet scent of lilacs blooming in the park trees. We...
by Marie | Jul 8, 2019 | Maine Made Products, Maine Travel
Where are we? Where do we want to be? Good questions – questions that can be answered by consulting a map or a chart. First you find several reference points to find your location. Reference points can be two streets putting you at a specific intersection. ...
by Marie | Jun 20, 2019 | Maine Made Products
Fifteen for two and a pair for four and a run of three makes seven. Cribbage players will recognize that first sentence in the first three words. They will also want to see the cards to confirm the players counting of the hand, and probably see if they can get in on...
by Marie | May 29, 2019 | Maine Made Products
The Ocean View T-Shirt is a new style for 2019. This geometric design is reminiscent of a sunrise over the Atlantic ocean. It’s available in a solid charcoal grey and a vivid solid blue. But not all of our beautiful state is coastline. The forestry...
by Marie | May 16, 2019 | Lisa-Marie's Happenings, Maine Made Products
Known in folklore from across the world, they live underground and are rarely seen. They are magical guardians of homes, gardens and treasures. They are often mischievous. Place your gnome on a shelf or windowsill – they will bring good luck and...
