The Good Bones Abode

I'm an English professor and writer who teaches at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York, while residing in Scarborough, Maine, with my husband, Hutch, and our 16 year-old kid.

I love hosting because I am obsessed with creating beautiful spaces with the goal of offering guests habitats in which they may cultivate thinking and loving. I love knowing that guests will enjoy the smallest of details I've incorporated into the decor. I love to know that guests might find a book they really love on one of my (many) bookshelves.

The Good Bones Abode is the home my husband and I built together.

Our yard is expansive and thrilling. We have tons of flowers and many places to sit. We are all about and abundance and beauty. We want your stay to be cozy and unique. We have created this space to feel special and homey. In short, our home is your home.

Sunny, comfortable, eclectic, and lots of books. Great views of the sky and super quiet. Rural setting but close to everything you'd want or need. You should know that the road in front of our house is not entirely quiet because it's one of those winding country roads that people love to drive fast on, so our place does not have an entirely secluded feel to it-- unless you're in the back yard or sitting on our back porch.

The Good Bones Abode is special: it has a fully-equipped kitchen that is a joy to cook in, two full bathrooms, three bedrooms, two dinings spaces (kitchen and dining room) and a funky (MCM decor) communal living room with a big television. There is also a small office just off the living room if you need to attend a zoom meeting or get some work done.

Two of the upstairs bedrooms sleep two (one room has a full-sized bed, the other a queen); the other bedroom sleeps one with a twin sized bed. The love-seat in the dining room on the first floor is a twin-sized sofa-bed, so that's one way to fit an extra guest! (My own mother, age 84, who has slept on the sofa bed, vouches that it is comfortable.)

One thing to know about our house: it was built in 1799 and, therefore, has low ceilings. This home was made for short people. There are lots of angled ceilings in the Good Bones Abode, particularly on the second floor. We like it. But if you are tall, look out! You might have to duck a bit when going down the stairs.