The Drive from Montego Bay to the Sandals Negril Jamaica Resort: First Things First: Our First View of the Grounds and the Ocean: A Collection of First Photos Including the Room: 7 Mile Beach at Sandals Negril Jamaica: The Status of Our Health: This is a reminder to not judge a book by the cover. … More Day 1: Jennifer and Lee Arrived at Sandals Negril Jamaica in the Caribbean (2012)
Lee at Sunday River Ski Resort (2012) After Lee and I bought our season ski passes in 2012, skiing and other winter sports became a regular part of our lives. These outings gave us something to look forward to and more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors together. Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry, Maine, quickly … More Sunday River Ski Resort: Beautiful Views, Maine Roots, and Memories with Lee (February 16, 2012)
South Ridge Chairlift, Sunday River Ski Resort, Newry, Maine (February 9, 2012) By Jen Norris We already loved the mountains. In 2012, we found another way to enjoy them: on skis, with the wind in our faces and a whole slope ahead of us. Lee and I got passes at Sunday River Ski Resort in … More Sunday River Ski Resort: Another Way to Fall in Love with the Mountains in Western Maine (February 9, 2012)
ATVing at Jericho Mountain State Park, New Hampshire (June 6, 2011) In 2010, Lee and I brought our ATVs to Jericho Mountain State Park in Berlin, New Hampshire, for our first ride, and we fell in love. By 2011, we both purchased our dream machine for retirement, and we were ready to enjoy what we … More Jericho Mountain State Park and the ATV Rides That Helped Us Survive Rumford, Maine (July 2, 2011)
Editor’s Note: After looking at this picture and remembering why we were having such a hard time in the 2010-2011 timeframe, it brought back a lot of emotions for us. We are sad and angry about our circumstances in Maine… but also thankful for our love for one another. Our love and our love alone … More After a Lifetime of Silently Absorbing Abuse, Injustice, and Institutional Betrayal… Jennifer Writes A Valentine’s Day Poem for Lee to Help Lift His Spirits (2011)
I lost my dad unexpectedly on September 14, 2001 and I haven’t been the same since. I created this video for him in 2009 around the same time I was getting discharged from the Air Force and was finally able to grieve. I got chronic lead poisoning at my second base in Massachusetts and it … More Happy Birthday Dad, I Love and Miss You (2009)
Not only was this week a sad one for the world with the worst attack on America’s soil in its history; it became somewhat sadder for me as my brother Bill gave his life to cancer earlier today. He had been ill for a couple years and struggled valiantly against the disease that relentlessly pursued … More “My Last Visit with Bill” by Peter Stowell (2001)
Given I am an avid picture taker and also took pictures of most of the first snowfalls while living in Maine, these kinda pictures resonated with me. My father and I have a lot in common and as soon as I get my pictures sorted through and organized, I will share just in fact how … More William R. Stowell Takes Pictures of First Snowfall at Home in West Bethel, Maine (1992)
I can’t wait to write about this Florida trip my Dad took to St. Augustine in 1992 but it won’t be as rich until I upload my own photos from Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. My father visited St. Augustine, Florida about six months after his son graduated from high school and I was … More William R. Stowell Takes a Trip to St. Augustine, Florida to Visit Friends & the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (1992)
I love looking at these pictures of my father playing music with friends. It makes me happy to see that he had so many neat hobbies he occupied his time with. He was really blessed to have a big family and a great group of friends in his life. It was obvious by how many … More William R. Stowell Plays Mandolin at a Friend’s Wedding in West Bethel, Maine (1992)
