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It’s been raining off and on for the past two days and all I can think about are all the winter squash sitting out in the field. All alone and hoping some critter doesn’t come along and take a bit out of each one of them. Gardening Zone 6a in Coastal Maine made me anxious Read More >>
Here’s my big list of things I want to accomplish in 2022: Remodel The Kitchen The good news is I only have 1 more coat of white paint to add to the walls in the kitchen. The bad news is that since the kitchen wall connects to the wall that’s behind the canning cupboard, I’ll Read More >>
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 >>
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 >>
I think my number one strategy for saving money on groceries this year has been staying out of the stores. I know I’ve said it many times before, but I know I could truly be one of those people who lives on an island and only leaves once a year for supplies. When we used Read More >>
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