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Sharon Cortelyou's avatar

Loved this glimpse and the key lime pie sounds amazing!

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

Memories of my father who sampled key lime pie through Florida every visit

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Amie McGraham's avatar

A man with a mission! Did he have a favorite restaurant?

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Harrison's avatar

welcome backkkkk!!

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Kate McDermott's avatar

Welcome back to your Maine island home!

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Amie McGraham's avatar

It truly is Cloud 9 here!

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Vicki Smith's avatar

Charming. I love the little shoes in the drawing.

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Amie McGraham's avatar

And I love that you noticed, Vicki!

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

I love the image of tomboy Amie at 12 with her yellow grapefruit-shaped transistor radio, Seventeen magazine and baseball bat. Whatta kid! And whatta mom! That yummy pie too! Can’t wait for more cool orts and reports from Maine!

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Amie McGraham's avatar

Stay tuned; I’m currently on a quest to find the perfect donut!

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

Now that sounds like fun!

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Mary B's avatar

Oh, what a wonderful post. You're mom was something else, so super duper neat. I LOVE that sampler, btw.

I can relate to the tomboy reading Seventeen magazine (and then Glamour, and then Vogue), and listening to the Sox on RKO! Does life get any better?

Key Lime Pie - yum x yum. So very cool that you can spend your summer with your mom and grand mom in spirit. This post was such a sweet look into your mom's and your life, all those years ago. It translates as family love and fun.

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sarah e webb's avatar

welcome back, island girl!!

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Kathleen Clare Waller's avatar

Wow, Seventeen, Maine, and Key Lime Pie. Heaven.

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Judy Ellery's avatar

Love this daughter. Have a great time in Southport. ❣️

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Elizabeth Pizzinato's avatar

How I love reading these posts Amie!

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denice bradbury's avatar

Seventeen magazine was the BEST.

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Anne Manning's avatar

What a poetic post. Such immersive, layered writing. Thank you.

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Jefferson Graham's avatar

Have fun in idyllic Maine!

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