Dawn in the Dooryard

I grew up in Bangor. This reminds me of home.......more

She was already smiling when I opened the door. I don’t knock when I visit my Mom at the old homestead, but I try not to surprise her, either. She hears me wiping my feet on the Astro-turf mat out in the back entryway. She knows right away that it’s me. This visit was a bit overdue. My three young b......more

Some books need be read in a rush, staying up all night to be finished. Tim Cotton's writing is just the opposite. These vignettes of his life should be savored, thought over, and reread another day. I have been lucky enough to have visited Maine on several occasions, climbed the Precipice on Mt. De......more

As usual T.C. has written another jewel of a book. Once I started I couldn't put it down. It was such a relaxing book. Always reading about Ellie and her antics. Adventures on the jagged edge of Maine and fixing the camp are part of the charm of this book. I have read his first two books, his posts......more

Another great read by Timothy Cotton. The stories left me laughing on more than one occasion. I have loved all his books thus far, as it feels like I’m sitting around a campfire just listening to a friend.......more