ROCKLAND, Maine – Retirees considering returning to work part-time are invited to meet with Maine Department of Labor staff on Tuesday, September 10th at 2 p.m. The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will take place at the Bartlett Woods Retirement Community, 20 Bartlett Drive (just off outer Talbot Avenue) in Rockland. […]

When I was a little girl my neighbor had a white flowering bush and I remember asking her what it was. She told me that’s a “school bus bush”. She then explained when the bush bloomed, the school buses followed. I’ve always remembered that as sort of the end of summer when the “School Bus […]

As I sit here writing this month’s blog, I’m shaking my head saying “How is it August already?” But then I think back over the last few months and all the places we have been and the things we’ve done this summer and I realize we’ve been having fun! And you know the saying “Time […]

Summer on the coast of Maine, it just doesn’t get much better. We are so blessed to live in such a beautiful area. There is so much to see and do here, we just can’t fit it all into a summer, but that doesn’t stop us from trying! Are you ready for it? You are […]

Wow, it seems like just yesterday I was writing this blog for the month May and the month just flew bye. We had so many adventures and so much fun! June will be no exception! For several months we have been corresponding with 5th grade students at the St. George School who are learning to […]

  Contact: Pam Cabanas, Curator/Artist c. 207-691-5787 pamcabanas372@gmail.com Mary Eads, Executive Director, Bartlett Woods Retirement Community 207-594-2745 meads@bartlettwoods.com Photo Attached. Caption info: Ted Tihansky, Monhegan Winter, oil on canvas. On view in Midcoast Legacies in Art Exhibition currently at Bartlett Woods Retirement Community.   Start the ART WALK with a walk in the WOODS! Special […]

It certainly seemed like May took its sweet old time getting here didn’t it?  But, now that it’s here, we plan on getting out there and enjoying it!  We are starting the month off with a trip to the Farnsworth Art Museum to check out their new exhibit “Slab City Rendezvous”.   You should check out […]

We made it! Spring is here; at least that’s what the calendar says. Here at Bartlett Woods, most of our snow is gone and it won’t be long before our beautiful gardens will be in bloom again. We are all watching for signs of the first Crocus to pop up out of the ground. It’s […]

  On Saturday, March 2nd we hosted our 7th annual Art at Bartlett Art Reception. Bartlett Woods is pleased to present Mid Coast Legacies in Art curated by artist Pam Cabanas. The exhibit looks absolutely beautiful and the artists were very pleased says Mary Eads, Executive Director at Bartlett Woods. The gallery styled showing hosts […]

  March, the month of change.  We change the clocks, the weather and our mindset.   It’s very interesting how the flip of a calendar page can bring so much excitement.  With longer days and warmer weather on the horizon there is the anticipation of spring in the air.  Let’s hope Mother Nature is in agreement […]