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On Saturday the HH and I headed to the town of Windsor, Maine to check out the Maine Fiber Frolic. This was my first time attending any sort of festival like this and for a $5 admission fee, I’d say we got our money’s worth. 🙂 Old buildings and carefully built stone walls greeted us Read More >>
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We were so busy last week {getting the dock and dinghy in, working in the garden, going to a fiber festival} that we didn’t really have time to think about food {or shopping}. It was lovely. This time of year, everything is focused on working outside and getting projects done that simply can’t be done Read More >>
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Here’s my big list of things I want to accomplish in 2022: Remodel The Kitchen Cabinet guy is coming out this week to measure {hooray!} and so now we just have to finalize the whole drawers vs doors thing. {I’m leaning towards more drawers than doors. Sell Enough Rugs to Buy an AGA Stove {$15,417.40 Read More >>
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Hello Saturday! The day before yesterday I got a mosquito bite on the side of my face and eye and face are still swollen. Bites don’t seem to bother the HH, but me? Forget about it. I swell up something fierce and nothing seems to help. 🙁 On the agenda for today: Plant sweet potato Read More >>
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The kitchen garden on May 3rd. The kitchen garden on June 3rd {this morning}. What a difference a month makes! The chives are in full bloom, tomatoes, peppers and cucumber plants are in the ground, the basil seeds have been planted {along the right side of the brick path} and the cabbage, celery and rhubarb Read More >>
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Last friday we stopped by the Belfast Farmers Market just after opening and were pleasantly surprised to see so many people out already getting their fix of local produce and baked goods. Stalls selling fresh bread seemed to do really well at farmers markets here in Maine. One line had over a dozen people in Read More >>
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The Girl just sent me a picture of a mango smoothie she made for breakfast {she LOVES mangos!!} and since we’re coming into prime mango season and they’ll be on sale and plentiful in stores, I thought I’d share some tips with you on how to pick the perfect mango. I’m sure you’ve seen people Read More >>
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“Used Weck Jars For Sale” The other night my husband was perusing Craigslist {looking for who knows what} when ready to go to bed, l leaned over and said why don’t you ever look up anything interesting? {Meaning something I was interested in.} 😉 Like what? I don’t know. Wool cutters or canning jars or Read More >>
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