the carpenter's WIFE's tool box

It's indeed summer in Maine. The air is warm and comfy. The breeze is refreshing. And the sun is bright and lovely. Well, it could be worse. Spoiler Alert. Sorry, I'm just probably traumatized by...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2018/07/mymainelife-lavender-field-forever.html

I have been observing the 4th of July for 11 long years now. But I don't really celebrate it like most Americans do not because I'm NOT an American. In fact, I AM. Well, that's what my passport s...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2018/07/the-oronasquad-in-new-hampshire-4th-of.html

WARNING: This is a very very late post. I know I should have written about this important event last summer but I didn't. I was in vacation-coma for the entire year. But anyway, since this summer...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2018/07/the-oronasquad-in-maine-part-1.html

When people talk about challenges, nothing beats those that deal with matters of the heart. Suffice it to say, it is almost impossible to take things lightly for no matter how hard one tries to e...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2018/02/the-hearts-lifetime-occupation.html

Drilling Waste Management emerges as oil and gas filed exploration develops and national enviromental protection laws and regulations mature. Due to resource sharing and integration of internatio...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2017/09/kosun-drilling-waste-management-system.html

Now we come to the conclusion of this 3-Part Confession of an Endangered Spinster. This is the last part. I promise. Earlier in Part 2, I finally revealed that at last I found HIM. Here, you will...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2017/08/confession-of-endangered-spinster-part-3.html

Okay, so I dreamt of my Prince Charming. I planned for my happily-ever-after. And I chose to be pro-active. I was on a "mission". Big time! Now, what do you think I did to lure Prince Charming to...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2017/08/confession-of-endangered-spinster-part-2_19.html

Tell me. If you were given a chance, what would you tell your 15-year younger self about relationship and the fear of being alone? A lot! Maybe not a lot. Or maybe, you don't know. Don't worry, w...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2017/08/confession-of-endangered-spinster.html

Is wedding anniversary overrated? I am thinking out loud. A response is optional. Anyway, it has been quite awhile since I last wrote anything about "anything" here. Being said, the last thing I ...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2017/08/10-years-and-we-still-do.html

You got that right! I know. I know. This is probably the Nth time I am going to reconstruct, revise, redesign, redo this blog and rethink if I want to continue blogging again. I have no alibi. An...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2017/06/blog-rebump-nth-time-around.html

The Portland Head Light in Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth is one of Maine's most important landmarks. To Mainers... it is the "beacon of light" that contributed to Maine's rich maritime his...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2016/08/why-i-want-to-run-to-lighthouse.html

Boston, Massachusetts is just a couple of hours away from Maine. However, it's not very often that I get the chance to visit it. I can come up with 2 reasons -  traffic and traffic. It's a g...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2015/04/a-day-in-boston.html

Yes, you read that right... I am a horrible fan! I stopped watching the Super Bowl right after the halftime show simply because I don't want to experience the pain I experienced during the first ...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2015/02/i-am-horrible-fan.html

It is said that these different reactors will be effective on engineering, biological pharmacy and synthesis of new materials. Meanwhile, people may be familiar with some reactors that may includ...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2015/01/the-applications-of-chemical-jacketed.html

Year 2014 was packed with great experiences and happy memories. Too bad I wasn't able to document each important event because I was too busy with a lot of things. Yeah, I know that is an underst...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2015/01/how-i-rocked-and-rolled-in-2014.html

When I left My Philippines in 2007, my connection with my Filipino friends and family have been limited in more ways than one. Living in Maine for over 7 years now, I somehow learned how to downs...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2014/11/filipino-forever.html

We just got back from another weekend camping. This I presumed is our last for the season. I will be back to work starting this Tuesday. This means fun is over for me. But then maybe not. I will ...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2014/08/last-hurrah-for-summer-2014.html

Yellow is one of my favorite colors. I love taking photos of everything yellow.  I love taking photos of yellow flowers. Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a so...

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The weather last weekend was really gorgeous so we took advantage of it. We spent it at Byron again. This time B joined us. Though it took a little convincing because B also knows that camping wi...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2014/08/camping-with-fam-bam.html

I'm cheap and lazy! Yeah, I am that horrible!I'm cheap because I don't want to waste food. I don't want to throw out left-over food specially if they are still good and got lots of potential. "Po...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2014/08/comfort-food-recycled.html

"In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water.Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it." -  Lao Tzu -----------------------------Thursday C...

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Coos Canyon in Byron, Maine has been our favorite place for camping since my Sweetest introduced me to camping. Though I didn't really do a "camping" camping during my first year here in Maine, (...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2014/08/cool-coos-canyon.html

Procrastination is my middle name. This is another post which is long over-due. My step-daughter's 30th Birthday was last January and it's only now that I got the time to blog about it. I didn't ...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2014/08/30-and-fabulous.html

This is a late post. I have lots of stories to tell about my summer but I was busy summer-ing, so bear with me. I will post all of them before summer is over. Promise! I have 2 more weeks left of...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2014/08/im-having-fun-summer-ing.html

I don't do Math. I hate that subject when I was a student. But number "7" is very significant to me. My Sweetest and I got married on the 7th of July, 2007. Yesterday was our 7th year anniversary...

http://www.ruthiniangregoire.com/2014/07/seven-seven-seven-seven.html