Probably about the best thing about being in Rhode Island over the weekend is that they’re so much further ahead in the season then we are up here in the Great Frozen North, and it was so nice to see all the green, and buds on the trees. Heck, it was even warm enough to […]
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I spent my Thanksgiving at my father’s house in Ellsworth. Thanksgiving itself was a foggy day, and we went for a walk in the Woodlawn Park nearby. It was incredibly atmospheric in the fog, though my camera doesn’t nearly do it justice. I’m quite full of turkey, and flush with family togetherness. This is the
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It snowed today. Now, this is notable because I have done next to no raking so far this year. As anyone that lives in leaf country can attest, it’s pretty much pointless to rake until all of the leaves are off the trees, unless you’re a masochist that enjoys constant rework. As I look out
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Just finished a thoroughly enjoyable weekend. On Friday night after meeting for a beer (for the guys at least, as I’m more of a wine girl myself), we and a couple friends went on a tour of Portland’s Eastern Cemetery done by Spirits Alive. It was a lot of fun. They had people posing as
What an amazing weekend. I’ve been walking around in short sleeves and sandals. Of course, half of this walking around was in search of weather proofing. So we’ve basically spent the weekend sealing the half of the windows we don’t have open. Such is fall in Maine! My main discovery of the weekend is that
My best friend from college was up visiting this weekend, so we took advantage of the incredible weather to head out to the sea while she was there. The foliage still isn’t in full swing, but we were able to find some little peeks of color here and there. It was also nice to have
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The Common Ground Fair is put together every year by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardener’s Association (MOFGA), at their test farm in Unity. It’s pretty much an anti-fair. There are no rides, the food is all organic, and as locally grown as possible (and man is it good), and I don’t think I’ve ever
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Not only are the crab apples ripe, but half the tree is yellow. The yellow trees tend to start first around here, though we get the occasional young maple that will go an early red, but those are few and far between. I love this time of year. I went out shopping this weekend and
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We had a high school friend of my boyfriend’s in visiting us from England this past weekend. The last time she came through, it was late October, and it rained the entire time, so we were very excited to have lovely weather on Friday and Saturday so we could take her around to what ended
Around Portland, ME Read More »
My boyfriend heard of this place in his work travels, and was advised that it had lovely gardens. It definitely didn’t disappoint. There are three separate garden areas, as well as lovely views of the Salmon Falls River. Unfortunately, the house wasn’t open for tours when we got there, but we’ll definitely have to go
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