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This morning I got up at 5, made a cup of tea and headed out to the garden. Yesterday was a scorcher here in Coastal Maine at 88 degrees. Today the high is forecasted a little lower though at only 80. I keep telling myself only one more day to go… then we’ll be back Read More >>
Free beef!! As my friend JJ and her family were bringing all their suitcases in to stay a few nights, they handed us a sack and mentioned it was some grass fed beef. From their backyard. There was so much going on at the time, I had the HH stick it in the freezer and Read More >>
Hello Saturday! On the list for this weekend: Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, sausage and zucchini on the griddle Go kayaking with Lucy Tape off the trim in the new craft room and have the HH pick up more white paint Dye a bundle or two of wool Harvest radishes Till up a small area in the Read More >>
Yesterday it was like 90 degrees at our place and I’m pretty sure I drank at least a gallon of water. It was crazy! Luckily though we had a nice breeze most of the day so it wasn’t too bad. Without that breeze though… holy cow it would have been rough. Today the high is Read More >>
Hello Friday! The weather forecast here in Mid-Coast Maine is looking pretty awesome for the next 10 days… Temps in the mid 70’s {and only 1 day forecasted for 80!} so that means the garden will be gaining momentum and growing like it should. Right now my favorite area in the garden is this little Read More >>
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