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Finding My New Normal
1January 21, 2022 by Jean
Like many people, I entered 2021 with an almost-giddy anticipation that vaccinations would soon bring the pandemic to an end. …
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Let Music Live
6December 20, 2021 by Jean
Things were looking up in Maine early last summer, with Covid cases and hospitalizations down, test positivity rates only around …
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Winter Friends
2November 17, 2021 by Jean
One night in September, I got up in the wee dark hours of the morning and looked out my big …
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Good Eating
8October 11, 2021 by Jean
In late summer and fall, one of the great pleasures in my life is taking advantage of the harvest to …
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Roque Bluffs
2September 27, 2021 by Jean
During my recent Downeast Maine vacation, I spent a day at Roque Bluffs State Park. I had been here before …
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Stargazing
2September 7, 2021 by Jean
I recently returned from a five-day vacation on the Downeast Maine coast. I stayed in a cottage with a big …
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The Way Life Should Be
4August 23, 2021 by Jean
Coming back last month from my first trip out of Maine since before the pandemic, I crossed the bridge over …
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Party Time
4July 20, 2021 by Jean
When normal life was suddenly suspended in March of 2020, my choral singing group was in the process of preparing …
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Light and Dark
8June 28, 2021 by Jean
This is not a post about race relations or about any metaphorical use of light and dark. It is literally …
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War of the Rodents
7May 15, 2021 by Jean
One of the pleasures of rural living is the opportunity to observe and interact with wildlife, but interactions with wildlife …
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Stepping Into The Future
A Retirement Journal
I am Jean Potuchek, a professional sociologist who has just stepped into the next phase of my life, retirement, after more than thirty years of college teaching. This blog is about my experience of that new phase of life.
Please join me as I step into my future.
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