I happened to have taken Monday off, and since my hurricane clean up consisted of bringing my potted plants back out from the garage, I had a nice free day. (A note on Irene: we were extremely lucky here in Portland – I got off with a filthy car. BF is originally from Bennington, VT, […]
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So, what’s a girl to do a on a Monday night when the BF is working and she may or may not (turned out to be may) be coming down with summer cold? Make pickled jalapenos, of course! The recipe is from Ellie Topp and Margaret Howard’s The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving, and I
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Sunday’s adventure, for something close to home, but a little different, was the Mail Boat Run – three hours cruising Casco Bay. We packed a lunch, and enjoyed the scenery and the cool breeze. We actually managed to see a seal, who kindly did a full length dive for us, and plenty of sea birds.
I went to the Farmer’s Market yesterday, which was a wonderfully green feast for the eyes. I actually didn’t buy that much, just some local early plums, Romano beans, and some salad mix. My main goal in going was the Romano beans, because I wanted to bulk up the .6 pounds I’d gotten from the
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I stopped by the Borders liquidation sale after work yesterday. To be perfectly honest, it was in part to extend the amount of time I’d be able to stay in air-conditioned comfort. I told myself I could check cookbooks (I decided to go for canning), and craft books, as well as magazines. Anything else, I
Our second stop on Saturday was the Thuya Garden, which is run by the same land preserve as the Azalea Garden. Unlike the Azalea Garden, it\’s still early in the season, so while there were some blooms, it was obvious that the best is yet to come. (Click the collage for a more detailed album.)
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I’m very behind recapping the rest of the trip to AZ, so here’s the rest, in short order. That Monday, we headed down toward Tucson, and checked out Biosphere 2. It’s an incredibly interesting place to visit, and I have tons of pictures, but it really is one of those places that you’re better of
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A.k.a. the afternoon we took a rental Kia Sephia down 22 miles of dirt road in the Arizona mountains. So, after the Desert Botanical Gardens the morning of my birthday, we took a look at the AAA material the BF had picked up before we left Maine, and decided it would be fun to take
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The morning of my birthday (the 22nd), we headed over to the Desert Botanical Garden, which we’re able to access for free, because we’re members of our local botanical garden. (Definite perk of that membership.) It’s the late part of their wildflower season in April, though it apparently wasn’t a great wildflower year, because they
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I’m back from a lovely week in sunny Arizona. We rented a car this time, and did some fun day trips from Phoenix. I’ve got a ton of pictures to format, and four books to review. It’s been a good week, and while I miss the sun, I’m glad to be back in the land
