So Linda Bean steps in it and all hell breaks loose

Linda Bean, of the L.L. Bean family, ran afoul of the Federal Elections Commission by donating too much money to a pro-Trump PAC. Here’s where things get tricky: Bean, the granddaughter of L.L. Bean founder Leon Leonwood Bean, didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment Friday. She is a member of the retailer’s board and …

Whaddya YOU got?

The serious-looking young woman to the right is my granddaughter. She turns 5 on Sunday, and she’s a heller. My grandson, her twin, is the spitting image of his father, both in temperament and in looks (though my grandson’s dimples are slightly deeper, and don’t argue because a grandmother knows such things). Because I’ve been down …

On being grateful…

…even while I know this is something that might come back and haunt her when she’s an adult: My son and his family started a new Thanksgiving tradition this year, where we all held hands over the blessing, and then each person said what they were most thankful for. I was just standing to listen …