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Hello Saturday! It looks like it’s going to be another beautiful day here in Mid-Coast Maine! Summer + No Rain = Lots of outside time. Oh my aching bones. I’m tired but I can feel myself getting stronger everyday. Plus, I’ve got a sweet farmers tan going on so that’s always fun too. 😉 On Read More >>
Welcome to my $100 A Month Grocery Budget – Week 22 of 52. There are so many things I want to share, I hope I can remember them all! My current grocery store purchases for 2023 are $709.16 Which is a little more than my goal of an average of $100 a month. But, it’s Read More >>
After meeting up with The Kiln Guy and The Chef for lunch last week at Bet’s Fish Fry, we decided to check out Broad Arrow Farm Market in nearby Bristol for a look around. The Broad Arrow Farm Market is an on-farm specialty food market offering pasture-raised, organic-fed meats and charcuterie, chef-prepared meals. They also Read More >>
Summer eating, and simple meals are here, that’s for sure. This past week I pulled the usual suspects from the freezer; tomato soup, chicken soup, Saturday night beans, cinnamon rolls, slices of cake and I even made a few batches of cookies with the frozen cookie dough I tucked away. We have also started making the Read More >>
My discounted seed order from Botanical Interests arrived yesterday and I couldn’t be more excited! I purchased 104 seed packets for about $150 shipped. Now I have nearly all the seeds I’ll need for my 2024 garden. I say nearly all the seeds I need because c’mon, does one really ever have enough garden seeds? Read More >>
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