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Yesterday it started raining here around 10 am and it hasn’t stopped since. And it’s been lovely. If only we had gotten a good soak about two weeks ago everyone’s lawns wouldn’t be so brown and crunchy. Oh well. Some summers are like that. I’m just glad the grown is finally getting a nice drink. Read More >>
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Chest of Drawers, Dresser or Bureau? Yesterday while I was waiting for the HH to get back from an errand, I popped online to see if I could find a dresser. Specifically, one that would fit in one of our closets as we are flush on closet space in our bedroom but low on Read More >>
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Salsa Recipe for Home Canning {This Tastes Just Like Costco Salsa!} Tomato season is in full swing at our place and so my focus now is getting all those delicious ripe tomatoes preserved and in the pantry so a single one doesn’t go to waste. Earlier this spring we planted 68 tomato plants with the Read More >>
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It was another good week in the food department here at Camp Butterfield. We ate well, only bought what we needed, got some canning {salsa}, dehydrating {zucchini} and freezing {green beans} done for our winter food storage and kept busy with our garden chores. What more could you ask for really? I did make 2 Read More >>
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Here’s my big list of things I want to accomplish in 2022: Remodel The Kitchen The electrician came a few days ago and finished up his work in the kitchen {hooray!}. The next step is to have the HH repair all the holes {drywall, tape, mud} and to remove the wood backsplash along the back Read More >>
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Hello Saturday! Sunny and a high of 75 today here in Maine. 🙂 So hot, but not too hot. On the agenda for today: Pack up orders and ship them on out Unload the kiln {I made a batch of super cute mini ornaments!} Can another batch of salsa Get broccoli planted in the Read More >>
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Tomato season has finally arrived here in Maine and holy cannolis people, it’s AWESOME. 🙂 Lucy and I harvested over 50 pounds of {mostly} Roma and San Marzano tomatoes yesterday and as soon as I get my Etsy orders out this morning I’ll be starting up the outdoor camp stove and canning some salsa. The Read More >>
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One of my favorite parts about living in Maine, is all the roadside stands and quirky small businesses that seem to thrive here. It could be someone selling lobsters off their dock, cheesecake slices out of their garage, mittens off a picnic table on their front porch, fig filled pastries at the end of their Read More >>
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