Of the many blessings to celebrate this holiday, gratitude for our friends, cooks, and volunteers who help neighbors in need within our community certainly tops the list.
Thanksgiving is a time to pause and reflect on the past year. It is a time to be able to see beyond the struggles, conflicts and negativity that are so often reported on the evening news. A time to be grateful for the good in our lives. The holiday gives one comfort and time to consider those things that hold promise. Once we start focusing on the positive, we will find that it is contagious and leads to contentment and good health.
For me, one individual comes to mind when I think of positivity and promise: my friend Art Baur. I had the privilege of meeting Art and his wife, Elaine, three years ago. I don’t believe I have ever met anyone who displays such a zest for life. Hailing from New York, he and Elaine relocated to Harpswell into the former Sunset Farms restaurant on Basin Cove in 2014.
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