Hardwood Hill
The adventures keep coming! This one started with this view: See that little hill poking up on the horizon? We saw this view in the blueberry field and said “what’s that?” My PeakFinder app...
Chicken of the Woods
Another adventure, this time in the woods. We went on a group hike up Fiery Mountain (a hill, 557 feet, 170 meters). Near the summit, N’s dog ran away. N and R went off...
The Bowdoin
A big adventure. I went with Sam’s sister and two of his cousins for an two-hour cruise on the sailing ship, The Bowdoin, out of Castine. I didn’t really know what to expect, as...
Autumn
It is really getting to look and feel like fall. I’m gradually harvesting and foraging. It is a time of tremendous abundance. The pantry is bursting. Sam has really focused on canning tomato sauce...
For Kids
Last fair post! Sunday, the last day of the fair, was supposed to be rainy and miserable, but the rain held off. Attendance was down. For the first time, I ventured into the children’s...
So Many Apples
My remaining two fair posts got sidetracked – by life, I guess. There was a frenetic day in there where we had to harvest a lot of things before a predicted frost. Winter squash,...
Weaving at the Fair
I love that this fair places a high priority on fiber – selling fleeces, hosting the Wednesday spinners, having sheepdog demonstrations, displaying tools used in fiber crafts, devoting a whole tent to fiber companies...