Archive for the ‘Gardening’ Category


Two New Babies

I feel like I have two new babies!  As a new mother to two new pumpkin plants I have very similar feelings to when I brought my son home. I don’t want to mess it up, I am nervous about doing things right and I am afraid one of them might die if I make [...]

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Our Quest for a Giant Pumpkin

It all started when my son watched an episode of Wreckreation Nation. Until then, I had never heard of Pumpkinboat racing.  Who knew that the capital of this exciting sport was only down the road a piece in Damariscotta, Maine?  With my love of gardening and my son’s passion for anything with a motor we [...]

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Easy Summer Recipe-Veggie Tacos

I Love Summer! This recipe is super easy and super good for you. Take some fresh lettuce (from a CSA or your own garden perhaps?) layer it with sticky rice, carrots, avocados and cilantro. Use Rice vinegar and soy sauce as a dip or on top and enjoy! Veggie Tacos are the best!

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Blue Iris

She has existed since before I was born here in my grandmother’s garden each year reaching for the sun even when no one was watching she bloomed

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Sweet Summer

One of my favorite summer adventures as a child was to go strawberry picking with my mother, my aunts and my grandmother.  We always went early in the morning just a few days before the 4th of July so that we had plenty of strawberries for dessert after the picnic.  One year when I was [...]

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