Country Sampler

A Makeover IN MAINE

has plenty of heartwarming and funny memories lingering throughout her Cape Neddick, Maine, home. Built in 1993, the house was her late parents’ residence for nearly 30 years before she inherited it. She recalls, for instance, that her mother, Shirley, refused to have a television in the main living room since she didn't like the look of it. They installed the unit in another room, and Ann's father, Ken—who preferred to sit by the living room fireplace-would watch the programs with binoculars. “We would all laugh over this continuously,” Ann says. “Today, his antique binoculars reside in

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