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Hello Spring… I think I love you. Especially here in Maine, where at the lobster house, anything is possible. My husband doesn’t even question me anymore when I say things like…. “I think we should make some giant Easter eggs and put them on the house.” I love that people walk by and tell us Read More >>
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Six years ago I grew spinner gourds along the front fence of the house we were living in at the time. I LOVED watching those gourds grow. Checking on them everyday, giving them a little tlc and wondering just how far down the fence the vines would go. I had seen a gourd garland {complete Read More >>
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It’s a lovely day for a giveaway… Don’t you think? I came across the Kitten and The Bear cookbook a few months ago and have been wanting to try out some of their unusual canning {and scone} recipes ever since. Kitten and The Bear is a small batch scone and jam shop in Toronto Canada Read More >>
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Holy cannolis March turned out to be a very expensive month for groceries. I don’t know how we did it but we spent a whopping $433.46. WOW! With stock up trips to Costco and Trader Joe’s apparently all those salad kits and avocados added up!! And there was that birthday dinner of beef bourguignon too. Read More >>
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Online Things On friday I was able to knock off a GIANT goal off my list… Getting all my wool dyed and my patterns and kits drawn and ready to ship for 2025. Being able to maximize my time to get all the hard and tedious stuff done during the winter months so I’d be Read More >>
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bits and bobs: A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and things For the past 10 years towns in France and Belgium have been giving away FREE chickens to combat food waste…. And not surprisingly, it’s been a huge success. You can read all about it in this BBC article. If your local town Read More >>
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One of my favorite food things to do when we lived in Mid Coast Maine was to visit the Farmer’s Market in Rockland on Thursdays to buy double chocolate rye cookies. The cookies, sold by Brazen Baking Company and were such an unusual treat, that I practically leapt out of the car as soon as Read More >>
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Have you started your seeds yet for this year’s garden? I planted a few petunia, leeks, onion and artichoke seeds a few weeks ago. Yesterday I started thinning seedlings. Well, the petunia seedlings anyway, I’ll wait to thin the leek and onion seedlings until it’s time to get them in the ground. I love this Read More >>
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