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Hello from Maine! Yesterday it snowed about 5 inches and they are predicting we’ll get another 7-9 inches this weekend. Yee-Haw! My theory is, if it’s going to be this cold, there needs to be snow. And well, now we have a decent amount of snow!! 🙂 I love it. The HH, not so much. Read More >>
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Small menus. They seem to be a thing here in Maine. And we like it. The HH and I recently discovered Bird & Co. in Portland, Maine and to put it mildly, if you live in Southern Maine or will be traveling here soon, this place deserves a spot on your “must visit” list. There Read More >>
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If you are in need of a little winter pick me up, I highly suggest a trip to your local garden center. Yesterday the HH and I popped by Estabrook’s garden center to walk around and look at the plants. And it was lovely. Sometimes when it’s 10 degrees outside it’s hard to imagine that Read More >>
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The HH and I were in the grocery store a few weeks ago and on a whim, bought a bar of Mexican Velveeta cheese. It had been probably at least 10 years since we bought Velveeta, but as soon as I spotted the recipe for Velveeta zesty chili dip on the inside of the package, Read More >>
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What’s the deal with egg prices? Does anyone know? Seriously, the only option at Costco was 2 dozen organic eggs for $11.99. I passed. I still have 8 {?} left. What do egg substitutes taste like anyway? Do you use them? What’s in them? I don’t think I’ve ever tried egg substitutes. Are they cheaper Read More >>
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Online Things Things are moving right along in the “online things” department. Mostly I worked on patterns, kits and wool last week. I also made some pretty good progress on the giant whale rug I’ve been working on. The plan is to have it completed by the end of the month. If I can stick Read More >>
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10 Interior Painting Tips — I love to paint. I know, I am a weirdo. But, here’s the thing, paint is one of the really inexpensive personalized changes that you can make to a room, and still get a huge impact. It can totally change the entire feel when you walk into the Read More >>
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Love and lobsters. That’s what I am calling this installation. I hope it brings a smile to everyone that passes by. I knew when we bought this house it was going to be unlike anything we had ever lived in before. I just don’t think I really thought it through when I offhandedly told the Read More >>
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