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The weather has been so nice here lately in Mid-Coast Maine that the HH and I have been working outside practically every day this week. We’re a bit sore, and move a little a little slower, but it feels SO GOOD to be outside again after basically being cooped up indoors all winter. More of Read More >>
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I stopped by the store yesterday for a half gallon of milk {the price went up 10% from the last time I bought it, which was just 2 weeks ago, surprise, surprise} and was shocked to see that butter… the Land o Lakes brand AND the store brand of butter were both $5.99 a pound. Read More >>
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Last night I glanced over to see what the HH was looking at on his computer and noticed he was on the Craig’s List “Free” page for Maine. I just rolled my eyes and was starting to look away when something caught my eye. 3 pallets of used burlap coffee bags. “Hey! Someone could make Read More >>
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Our garden soil was delivered yesterday to the tune of $50 a yard! FIFTY DOLLARS. Can you believe it? I think the most we paid for “garden” soil back when we lived in Washington was $28 a yard {and we had to go get it ourselves}. And while “garden soil” is the good stuff Read More >>
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We started tearing apart our kitchen in late January, and ever since removing the pantry and then the upper cabinets followed by the stove and refrigerator so we could sand the floors, meal times around Casa De Butterfield have been a little wonky. We’ve cooked meals in the family room, in the Crock Pot, on Read More >>
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Here’s my big list of things I want to accomplish in 2022: Remodel The Kitchen Who needs cabinets when you’ve got a bench, right? I can’t wait until the kitchen remodel is over! The next project is to remove the old wooden backsplash and repair that area and then replace the front window {both projects Read More >>
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Hello Saturday. On the agenda: Take Lucy for a long walk Pack up orders and ship them out Paint the walls and floor of the guest room Work on putting the craft room back together Continue to work on giant rug Go to bed early How about YOU? What’s on YOUR list for today? Have Read More >>
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Two years ago my friend Heather from Massachusetts and I took a trip up to Bar Harbor for a little winter getaway and one of the places we stopped at along the way was an antique store in a big red building. Only I couldn’t remember the name of the antique store and have been Read More >>
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