Cranford High School Class of 1970 Member:
MELISSA LAYNE THORNTON |
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High School Portrait
Cranford High School, New Jersey 1970 |
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College Portrait
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 1974 |
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More Current Photos |
2006 |
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2009 |
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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 (I
fell in love with kayaking about 8 years ago and that
triggered it all!) 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 my private practice
in psychotherapy 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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