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Yesterday was a very productive day. For starters, I taught The Girl how to use the Sawzall. This was of course immediately after the HH left for the recycling center because if he would have been around, there is no way he would have let us use it to cut down 3 {12ft?} trees and Read More >>
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bits and bobs: A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and things Well, the good news is, the doggie life jacket works! The bad news is, Lucy has a new favorite thing… diving for buoys. Have you ever seen the movie The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain? I’m Read More >>
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One of the things I love about Maine, is summer. I love it almost as much as I love winter here. But for a totally different reason. In winter, it’s all about slowing down, staying inside, putting on pajamas by 2 and working on art projects, watching a movie or reading and going to bed Read More >>
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Stay Healthy! The Girl is here this weekend and so the plan is to eat a lot of ice cream and go on some long walks, you know, to balance everything out. Ha! I ordered a bunch of aquaboards for her so she could paint more watercolors for the dining room area. She’s been Read More >>
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Hello and Happy Saturday! Lot’s of rain here today in Mid-Coast Maine and that means I won’t need to water the garden for at least a week. Wahoooo! On the list for today: Pack up orders and ship them on out Bake a cake Work on ornaments Clean up the craft room How about YOU? Read More >>
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Two weeks ago my front yard kitchen garden looked like this. And now it looks like this. Hot dog! What a difference a few weeks {and a proper garden path} make. 🙂 The sugar snap peas are coming in like mad. And so are my favorite Blue Lake pole beans as well. The Bloomsdale spinach Read More >>
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Have you been to the lumber store lately to buy wood? HOLY CANOLIES people! The prices are out of control. The wood, screws and the few other supplies the HH needed to build an 8 foot picnic table for our deck came to a whopping $270! That is crazy! What would have cost maybe around Read More >>
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Over the weekend while Mrs. HB and I were gallivanting around, we picked up a bundle of rhubarb from a little card table someone had set up in their front year. I had no idea what I was going to do with it, but hey, rhubarb is in season…. so why not grab a few Read More >>
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