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It was another great week in the meal department thanks to some overcast and cooler days. I made a bean soup with sausage, zucchini and onions in the crockpot, and it lasted for days. I also pulled some previously made meatballs from the freezer and we had some of those with pasta and Rao’s sauce Read More >>
Stay Healthy! Fresh air, it does a body good! This week out on the water we spotted 2 seals. On land we had 14 baby turkeys {and their parents} stroll across our back yard. Also, a mama wood chuck and her 4 babies have taken up residence down by the fire pit, a blue heron Read More >>
Hello Friday! Things are doing well here in Mid Coast Maine in our little vegetable patch. Yesterday I harvested our first round of sugar snap peas {and a few green onions too} for some stir fry and as expected, everything tasted great. Now that the weather has warmed up and has been consistently in the Read More >>
I woke up this morning and realized we are only about 2 months away from fall and that if I want to get another round of vegetables planted and harvested in time, that I better hop to it! This time of year when we are all knee deep in the vegetable patch and harvesting from Read More >>
The other day I harvested more radishes than we could eat and so rather than eating them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, I put a few bunches together and brought them to a few of our neighbors to share. Two of our neighbors I already knew, but I summoned up the courage to introduce myself Read More >>
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