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Author Barbara Walsh recently came out with a book, The Lobster Lady: Maine’s 102-year-old Legend and last night we got the chance to not only meet the author, but the Lobster Lady herself, Virginia Oliver of Rockland, Maine. You may remember me mentioning Virginia {Or Ginny as her friends call her} last year when the Read More >>
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One of my favorite things about the great state of Maine is all the farm stands that seem to dot the landscape. Spear Spring Farm in Warren, Maine is just one of those stands. Some farm stands are just a simple table at the end of a driveway, and some are old sheds that have Read More >>
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Yesterday I was showing my husband a photo on my phone when he asked what the picture of the “mystery box” was about. So I told him about how when The Duck Lady and I were at the {lackluster} yard sale the other day we spotted a couple of mystery boxes for sale for $10 Read More >>
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Canned Tomato Bruschetta Recipe Currently, during tomato season in full swing at our place in Maine, I feel like I’m constantly on the hunt for new ways to utilize the bumper crop we’ve been so lucky to harvest this year. In fact, I wish everyone could be so fortunate with their growing efforts! Gardening is Read More >>
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We’ve been so busy hauling in vegetables from the garden and preserving them lately that there’s really no time for anything else. Grocery shopping included. I did make two purchases last week though, one at a local farmstand for a few ears of corn and another at a bake shop for some bread. We planted Read More >>
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Here’s my big list of things I want to accomplish in 2022: Remodel The Kitchen The electrician finished up his work in the kitchen and so the HH was busy this past week patching all the holes {all 8 of them!}. What a chore. The areas still need a coat or two of mud and Read More >>
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Hello Saturday! It’s shaping up to be a busy one. On the agenda for today: Pack up orders and ship them on out Unload the kiln {I made another batch of mini ornaments!} Check out a barn sale with The Duck Lady Brunswick Arts Festival and Frosty’s Donuts Pick MORE tomatoes Take Lucy out for Read More >>
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Earlier this spring the HH and I stumbled upon Frosty’s Donuts in Brunswick, Maine and I don’t know how it happened, but I totally forgot to tell you about the place. If you are a fan of coconut, I am happy to report that Frosty’s Donuts has possibly THE BEST custard filled toasted coconut donut Read More >>
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