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Solo Pane e Pasticceria in Bath, Maine. Holy canolies people! I think it’s been pretty well established that I am a big fan of bakeries and that I run on two things; tea and sugar. And well, if you ever make it to Maine, I have another fantastic bakery for you to try. They have Read More >>
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Yesterday I spent some time in the garden repotting some of my herb seedlings into larger containers and planting my onion and leek starts into the raised beds of the kitchen garden. Later in the day there was a quick rain shower, which was perfect because I had just planted, and it also watered the Read More >>
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When The Girl and I took the three day British Baking Classics class at the King Arthur Flour campus in Vermont back in March, one of the things we made were currant scones. The scones we made in class were SPOT ON and so I was really excited to see if I would be able Read More >>
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This past week was a good one both in the meal department as well as the food shopping department. I was able to get a few freezer meals out of some of our leftovers, I tried a few new recipes and there was sun, glorious sun and daytime temps in the mid 60’s. It was Read More >>
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Go On A Solo Adventure. Done A solo adventure to Fair Isle. I don’t think I could have picked a more unique, isolated and cozy spot to spend a few weeks. I’m already dreaming of going back. Take An Adult Education Class Done The Girl and I took a 3 day British Baking Classics course at Read More >>
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Hello Saturday! A high of 58 degrees is in the forecast for today so I think I’ll work on getting my lettuce seeds going in the pots on the front porch and maybe start a soup. It looks a bit cloudy out there and who doesn’t like soup on a cloudy day, right? On the Read More >>
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We have definitely turned the corner here for Gardening in Mid Coast Maine when it comes to weather. While the evening temperatures are still a wee bit too chilly to set out the exciting stuff like tomatoes and cucumbers, I suspect by the end of the weekend I’ll have my pea starts, lettuce, radish and Read More >>
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While The Girl was here we did our annual shoreline clean up along the front of our property, and just like every year, were a little surprised at what had washed ashore over the winter months. In years past we’ve mostly found bits of plastic in just about every form and if we were lucky, Read More >>
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