We’ve enjoyed a quiet time of being home and catching up on reading, doing taxes, and other fun things! (Like installing a long awaited stove vent hood!) Travel plans are completed (stay posted) and seed catalogues have been perused.
The weather has been mild, for the most part, and we’ve been able to enjoy walks, but today was the first time we’ve needed snowshoes! and that following Punxatawney Phil’s prediction of an early Spring!
Category Archives: USA
A little slice of Germany
A short trip to Waldoboro took me back down memory lane – more than 40 years! and my time spent in Germany. It’s always fun to visit Morse’s for a browse around their store stocked with european food items, and enjoy a hearty lunch in their little restaurant.
What goes on in the garden
This is too cool … I have to post it to save it!
An afternoon in Providence, RI
A walk around an historic district of Providence, and Brown University on a brisk late October afternoon followed by dinner at a family run Portuguese restaurant where the locals spoke both languages and local wine is served cheaply and plentifully! What we love!
Wrapping up the week with the greats!
It’s been a pretty intense and exhausting week with school bus schedules, nap times, swim, karate, sick kids, and everything else that goes along with four active boys aged 21 months to 6 years old!
Another great evening at Young’s Lobster Pound
Why don’t we come here more often???
Two weeks in August
A photo album of some of what’s been going on in the past two crazy weeks!
Kat completely tiled more than 1000 sq. ft of flooring – with the help of her brother at times. Ian was here for a week and clear cut a swath of saplings that were completely hindering a view of the pond. GG spent many hours and steps running after two active toddlers, wiping, laughing, teaching, feeding – fun, but exhausting. Grandpa worked and worked at the camp and wrestled with the kids, took the big boys for some spins in “the red car”. We even took time out for a quick sunset paddle!
Double Trouble and the big brothers
A busy week spent running wild around the garden, splashing in the kiddie pool (with Lucy always in the mix), making pizza for a crowd ….. and much more with no time to photograph it all!!
Warning: cute nudity!
Raspberries
Insane raspberries this year! Little helpers to assist picking too….
Can’t leave home!
After a busy and fabulous Arts in the Park weekend (last), we’re enjoying the most glorious summer weather, the garden is looking beautiful, there’s a nice little breeze and I don’t want to go anywhere!
Food and Peonies round out June
The peonies have been spectacular this year! Strong, profuse blooms, and very fragrant. Peony perfection!
Maine Fare has grown into a foodie extravaganza! Perfect weather made for a great waterfront event in town. I really enjoyed the cooking demos by well-known local chefs.
Melissa of Primo’s talked about how their restaurant completes the circle of farm to table principles while she demonstrated cutting up a chicken and then prepared a delicious chicken Milanese topped with fresh baby arugugula salad.
Brian Hills, of Francine’s and Shepherd’s Pie made a wonderful dish of grilled fresh grape leaves stuffed with spiced ground lamb on lovage yogurt sauce. (The photo does not do it justice!)Yummy, yummy!
That lupine time of year
Purple (P)haze