Cranford High School Class of 1970 Member:
MELISSA LAYNE THORNTON

High School Portrait
Cranford High School, New Jersey 1970

College Portrait
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 1974

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What's your story...from then till now? What are you doing now...and how did you get here?
I've been saving for my 'dream house/dream career' for 40 years...since I first began to babysit in high school in Cranford, NJ!! The last ~30 years, I've also been using my marketing know-how from my degree from Amos Tuck Business School, Dartmouth: MBA, 1980. The last 20, I've had a private practice in Marriage and Family Therapy in Trumbull, CT, (MS, U of Bridgeport, 1990) and worked, intermittently, as a School Counselor, Marketing Director of a Psychotherapeutic Agency, Marketing Manager of an Art Foundation and others...to earn the nest-egg. See the details here: www.melissathornton.com

After a five year search through waterfront properties in CT, the Adirondacks, MA, NH and finally ME, I found a gorgeous property that offered the combination of things I'd been seeking...in Boothbay Maine.

The setting is idyllic--with fields, woods, old stone walls, apple trees, lilac trees and many perennial gardens. There's lots of land, facing west for sunsets, on the protected waterfront of Maine and with a big freshwater pond. The whole lot sits atop Maine ledge, which is sculpted to fall gently towards the water.

It's in an area where I will be able to offer weekend and week-long retreats that combine personal growth, spirituality and 'back to nature' events, including hiking, paddling and exploring the nearby Botanical Gardens.

I have opened a life coaching and psychotherapy practice there (while still earning my living in CT and commuting back and forth for two weeks each month, each state!!) and have a gallery where I sell jewelry, paintings and photographs. See Bold Colorful Life (www.boldcolorlife.com) for more detail. Boothbay Harbor is a big tourist draw, and it's just down the road from my site.

And there are natural bonuses: 13 preserves for hiking within 10 miles---5 within 5 miles---one within 1/2 mile; a major Botanical Garden within 4 miles; kayaking possibilities in rivers and lakes and the Atlantic. The Rockland/Camden area and Freeport shopping are within an hour's drive in either direction; and my favorite Maine park, Acadia National Park is two hours or so. Nova Scotia and Prince Edward island, both favorite parts of Canada, are nearby too.....

So I've spent the last 2.5 years building an Inn and Gallery, which will become the Retreat Center soon. The Inn is called the Bold Colorful Life Inn. One building opened in June, 2008. The final building will open this May, 2009. See the website here: www.boldcolorlifeinn.com.

And see the whole story of the development of the site here: www.boothbayadventure.com.

(You've probably figured out--I also build websites!)

So please come and visit me in Boothbay Maine!

My contact information:
Email: boldcolorlife@gmail.com
Phones: Home:
203-268-5437 CT / 207-633-6566 ME
             Cell:
 203-331-7242

 

 

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