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Adding a little Pumpkin Spice to August Living
One of my absolute favorite things from college was getting an extremely expensive Starbucks pumpkin spice latte to go with my giant stack of homework. I’d carefully carry it up the stairs of the old college library, make my way… Continue reading
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What my pantry has taught me about slowing down
One of my best and simultaneously worst traits is that when I get into something I really get into it. Finally started liking avocado toast; immediately ate it till I couldn’t stand the sight of the avocado display at Hannaford.… Continue reading
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How I’m Surviving in the In Between
This time feels like it’s slipping away, moving faster than a bullet train. And maybe that’s how they want us. Distracted, busy, buying, and watching. But the world can be different. That’s what I’m working towards in this in between… Continue reading
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A Hopeful Plan
Don’t jump to conclusions about an electric pressure canner. Magic of food preserving can happen in a lot of ways. Continue reading
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2025 Word of the Year: Home
Last January, we bought the house in which we currently reside. My husband said that this is the last house he will live in, and we should buy cemetery plots at the lot across the street because when he goes… Continue reading
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The ULTIMATE Butternut Squash Soup
We think Fall, we think squash. And apples! And Thanksgiving. And I start to look ahead to soup season, which in my house is the absolute best time of year. One of the things I have learned to love making… Continue reading
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Forgiving My Mom Guilt
On the last Friday in August, every year, my kids daycare does a “carnival” at the school. It’s a fun afternoon with face painting, balloons, and special treats. I’ve had it on my calendar for months. Held to be out… Continue reading
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🌿 Simple ways to romanticize an ordinary weekend
If your family is like mine, we are all in the same boat of needing to cut back on expenses. Between rising grocery costs, fluctuating gas prices (how can it go up 20 cents a gallon over night?!), and impending… Continue reading
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Iced Coffee & Yard Harvests
Hello, August ☀️ August in Maine is always hot. The hottest month by far, but always such a rewarding one. Gardens are in full bloom. Our blackberry bushes finally turn ready. The lakes & rivers are a swimable temperature. The… Continue reading
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Productive Rest
This week, following our 10 year wedding anniversary, my husband and I took a staycation. Our anniversary was filled with a wonderful date day; amazing food, wandering the shops, and quite a few delicious libations over an extended lunch. It… Continue reading
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Welcome Spring in Maine
As spring begins here in Maine, we welcome the erratic weather (days starting at 45 and tipping out at 90 degrees), flowers in abundance, our seedlings being transplanted out into the garden, and the rapid migration outside. Hours that had… Continue reading
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A Funny Word: Balance
How do you balance work and home life? Work for me is a series of unpredictable questions wrapped in scripted an answers, where preparation is key. Home is my beautiful chaos, where loud children, good food, and missing socks are… Continue reading
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