Edie Fontaine is the co-owner of Locations Real Estate in Falmouth, Maine. My photo life has brought me to her several times over the past few years. Each time I hang out with her and her team there is a lot of laughter. So, of course I had to reach out to her and include them in my current photo project.
Mo & Edie, Portland City Hall.
Even though we just did another round of photos for their company right before everything went crazy, I am sharing this one from the archives because it remains one of my favorites of her and her business partner/friend, Maureen Zemrak. And I know this image is also hanging in Edie’s house, so that makes this photo matter even more to me. If you take the time to print, frame, and display a photo then it’s an image that makes you feel something. It’s a moment that matters. And that’s worth sharing.
So, thank you Edie for making me laugh. And for being open and honest as we navigate this strange new normal we are all in in…
Edie Fontaine, Broker/co-owner of Locations Real Estate Group
“I think the most notable change is I have been forced to slow way down. I really haven't taken what anyone would consider a vacation in about 20 years. Ive noticed that I'm LIVING in my home now as opposed to home being a landing spot in between appointments. I discovered I really like my house!
The most challenging thing so far is keeping my "worst case scenario" personality in check! I really can't think about this global pandemic, shutdown, toilet paper emergency too deeply or I will become full on agoraphobic. Right now the thought of going into Hannaford is like dipping my toe in a rolling pot of nuclear waste.
Silver linings - time with my youngest son, Taemin. One of the finest 12 year old boys you could ever hope to know. We are reading together, talking about life and reconnecting in a way that I would never have been afforded without this crisis.
I'd love to stay as connected to home and family as I am now. I'm not sure that life lines up that way, we tend to lean way into the familiar. What has been familiar, is working at a breakneck pace.
I'm looking forward to the time when I can safely injury myself and go to the hospital without leaving with a COVID-19 parting gift!!! Slightly accident prone, I am.
I'd like to share that I officially understand now what a shit show this world is. I discovered you can't trust "grown ups". I understand too that we are capable of astounding things, like sheltering in place, wearing masks, and the willingness to do this with relative ease because if not we can hurt people. That's encouraging to me. Lastly, I find myself feeling like getting back to normal may not be what we should be hoping for. I'm not sure "normal" was all that worthy of our affection.”
You can find Locations Real Estate (and their recent new photos!) here