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!
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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
Hummingbirds have arrived! May 10!
Earlier than the past two years, which is surprising considering our winter and delay in spring flowers. Luckily my pulmonaria is blooming for them.
A week in Puerto Rico
Our first visit to PR was in 2009, and we vowed to return soon – six years later we did it! It is an easy hop, skip and jump from Portland to San Juan, but the atmosphere, weather, food, environment is definitely vastly different than Maine! While staying at the beach in Isla Verde (at El San Jan – ELSJ) we enjoyed having a car to explore the countryside. Having previously visited Rincon in the west coast, and the south coast, we decided to stay in the eastern third of the island. The temps (at times in mid-90’s) meant morning and late afternoon sightseeing or beach walking!
Photos from “out and about”
Food and eating!
Old San Juan
The beach..
El Yunque National Forest
Cape Anne, MA with our Dutchies!
We always have a wonderful time with Agnita, Henk, Lucca, and Julia and this was an unexpected visit which made it even more special. 36 hours exploring Rockport and Cape Anne.
A perfect day for Schoodic
it was a perfect day for a drive up to Acadia and trek around on the rocks at Schoodic Point.
Spring
A gentle breeze blowing the laundry….
Pansies planted in pots…..
Seeds started …..
Spring is here:)
Washington DC and monuments
A brisk, but sunny day to walk and enjoy the almost Spring and some monuments we hadn’t visited before.
North Carolina wrap-up
We took the 30-minute ferry ride from Fort Fisher to Southport and spent several enjoyable hours strolling the lovely residential streets and downtown. Beautiful old homes, wide streets, sidewalks, live-oak trees all create a very southern setting. The downtown on Cape Fear River with brick buildings and nice little shops makes for a pleasing meander. We enjoyed lunch al fresco at Fishy Fishy Cafe where Lucy could also take part.
A long, long walk on the beach at Freeman Park.
Dinner @ home – grilled red snapper.
Kure Beach, NC
Enjoying the mild temps and long beach walks. Love these colorful houses built on stilts for hurricane protection. Not much happening here at this time of year, which suits us perfectly. Spending the week in a little cottage with screened porch, where we can hear the gulls and watch the pelicans fly by in formation.
Winterscapes 2015
Winter has been a little more brutal than normal, but we still remain warm and cosy in our little house and enjoy the sunshine that pours in.