It has been a very long winter here on the Coast of Maine. We have had a few days of spring, but still with a chill. On Monday, the husband and I went for a picnic on the Beach at Hermit Island. As long as we sat on the blanket the wind blew above us we could pretend it was really spring.

This morning I woke up to "Woody Woodpecker" on our house, and birds above singing, when I stepped outside, I did not need a coat at 7:30am this morning it was 42' no wind!! I love Spring!! Living in North Carolina the last few years, Spring was barely a blip. It was already 75' in March last year, so being up here I remember loving the season changes. I know Spring Officially started March 21, but for us up here not until today. Things are turning Green, and the resort opens in 13 more days, for our first group.

I love coming to work and seeing more than the 7 people who made up the winter staff, the grounds department working on getting everything pretty, the housekeepers airing out the guest rooms and opening everything. I am especially looking forward to the Restaurant the Pilot House opening for the Season. We have a wonderful new chef Sebastian Carosi, I look forward to having his vision carried out in the restaurant. He is the first chef since Chef Guillaume Burloin that I worked with, that I am actually excited about, and I worked with Chef Burloin over 10 years ago, so even though I have been in the business all that time, I am really happy about Chef Carosi.

My husband is going to the SOBE conference in Chicago on May 1, and he has not stopped talking about it, I am happy for him, but a bit jealous that I can not make the trip this year out to Chicago but it is the first weekend we are open here at the Resort. I am going to Boston for 1 night with my best girlfriend, we are meeting half way for both of us. We will do girlie things, window shop, laugh, eat drink and be merry.

Happy Spring Everyone!!