Kathy D'Agostino

It was by happenstance, really. We were at a holiday dinner and I was introduced to another guest. She was seated at my table and we proceeded to have a lovely conversation

It's March. Daylight saving time returns and the first day of spring is coming. The return of longer days and warmer weather is always welcome in Maine. One date I noticed on my calendar is March 9. It is National Crabmeat Day!

It's February and that means Valentine's Day, the original share-the-love event. One immediately thinks of someone in their life that they love. When I was a child in elementary school, my mother would buy a box of inexpensive valentine cards to "send" to classmates.

I remember the winters when I was a young girl. We had large amounts of snow. It was a wonderland for us kids. Not so great for my dad, who had to keep pipes from freezing and snow cleared for the milk to be picked up on a regular basis.

I spent a lot of time this past summer reading. Because of the considerable amount of rain, my gardening took a back seat. I happened to read and reread some of Andy Rooney's books.

When most people think about October, they think about the leaves changing color and cooler temperatures. But did you know that October is National Seafood Month?

I may be showing my age, but I remember The Brothers Four singing "Try to Remember" on television years ago. Whether it was on "The Ed Sullivan Show" or "Hootenanny" I can't recall.

The humidity is off the charts. My garden is overgrown and the buds on my flowers are begging for consistent sunshine. I have read a lot — so much that the librarian knows me by name when I run into her at the supermarket.

I sometimes sit and think about the people I have met, the recipes they have shared with me, and the interesting roads folks have taken to Harpswell.