I have had three nicknames in my life: Miss Leah, which is less a nickname than my actual name; Mom, despite my utter lack of children at this point and also an occasionally dangerous thing for my college roommates to call me; and Ms. Cleaver.
This last one is obviously an outcropping of the other two and probably has a lot to do with my penchant for 50’s dresses, vintage aprons, sewing, knitting, and baking. The picture on the header is me taken by the multi-talented Sharon Barto.
I’ve lived in Covina, California; Napa, California; Salem, Oregon; Santa Cruz, California; Chicago, Illinois; and Portland, Maine for various lengths of time.
I have currently returned to Portland, Maine after a two-year stint in Chicago. I work right on the Portland waterfront as an administrative assistant for a fabulous non-profit company.
I married my Mr. Cleaver in October of 2007 and I think he’s pretty swell.
You can also read more about me in these posts:
September 24, 2008 at 7:07 am
From Chicago to Maine…oh good, I think I might of hit on the right blog. Hello! I am from central Il. a sustainable farmer with a beautiful becoming non-sustainable farm because of the economic pic and lack of beautiful details, truly the essential details I find in Maine. So-the reason I write…I’m moving, on, out, up, over to Maine. Soon. Taking two lovely college bounds girls with me…one an artist, the other a photographer. Me, an avid nature adorer,nuttier than a fruitcake adventurist spirited winch of a woman who never whines…ok, seldom whines.
Question:
If you have one observation, one ounce of preventive moving advice from Il. to Maine- what would it be?
Take all the time necesarry, who do I think I am bugging you at this stage while you yourself are trying to get a foot hold? I suppose I’m grasping at blogs…tired of looking at all the info on State of Maine sites, I need a connection, a human voice…and your wit hooked me. Thanks for your consideration…I’ll follow the blogroll as well. Take care-
March 2, 2009 at 11:00 am
Nice blog, I actually am a native Chicagoan who moved to Maine 7 years ago. Its a lovely place though quite different from Chicago.