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Here in the frozen tundra of Coastal Maine we are in planting zone 5b with an average last spring frost date of May 11th and a first fall frost date of October 1st. The backyard is currently covered in snow and the skies are blue and the roads are {currently} clear, and I am LOVING Read More >>
Here in Coastal Maine we are in planting zone 5b with an average last spring frost date of May 11th and a first fall frost date of October 1st. While we haven’t been in the same location, this will be our third grow season in zone 5b. It used to be that when we lived Read More >>
Hungry Hollow Country Store $47.39 I’m pretty sure that if I was stranded on a desert island and only allowed one food to eat for all eternity, it would be fruit pie. I kid you not. I just cannot pass us up well made pie. I don’t recall the individual prices for the apple-blueberry pie, Read More >>
Christmas morning here in Maine was as relaxed as it’s ever been yesterday with cinnamon rolls for breakfast and old fashioned Christmas tunes on in the background. Once Miss Lucy discovered Santa had came, it was all over with and we sat in the family room and opened presents. Lucy went first of course. 😉 Read More >>
Market Basket $109.55 The HH did the grocery shopping. I sent him with a list but as always, he threw in a few “extras” he thought we’d enjoy. This time he bought smelly sardines, Ah-So sauce {I didn’t like it, but he did} and Kaukauna port wine cheese {which was very thoughtful because it’s a Read More >>
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