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Hello Saturday! I’m so glad you’re here. There is a crispness in the air this morning and that can only mean one thing… Fall is almost here. In another week or two I’ll be back to wearing jeans and love sleeved shirts and not look like a weirdo. I LOVE the cooler weather, and although Read More >>
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Yesterday, after putting another coat of primer on the walls in the kitchen {I’m up to 3 coats so far and I can STILL see bands of blue from where the previous owners painted around their upper cabinets} I harvested another round of tomatoes. 33.1 pounds from the kitchen garden and 36.4 pounds from the Read More >>
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Tomato Ketchup Recipe for Canning The great tomato harvest continues at our place and after making 51 jars of salsa, and a winter’s worth of tomato bruschetta, I’ve moved onto condiments. I would have made a boatload of homemade tomato sauce this year, but we still have plenty in the pantry from last year. If Read More >>
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Last week the HH had an appointment down in Portsmouth, NH. So while he was busy with that, I decided to pop by ALDI to see if there was anything I couldn’t live without {there wasn’t} but also to check out their prices on a few basic things. In the old days I used to Read More >>
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The only grocery purchase I made last week was for a 1/2 gallon of my favorite Oakhurst milk {$2.89}. I know that ounce for ounce it’s less expensive to buy a full gallon, but I can’t seem to finish an entire gallon of milk before it starts to smell/taste a bit off. Maybe I should Read More >>
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Here’s my big list of things I want to accomplish in 2022: Remodel The Kitchen The HH finally finished repairing the walls, mudding and adding texture to the walls last night so that means it’s my turn now. Well, actually, he still needs to remove the blind and sand the window frame {but he has 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 Can salsa {again} Pick tomatoes, beans, beets and carrots Make sure the HH finishes up in the kitchen today Work on rug hooking kits Work on latest rug How about YOU? What’s Read More >>
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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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