One day every year farms near the tiny Maine town of Bowdoinham open their barn doors to the public. This year, 9 farms participated; we ended up visiting 4. At each farm, we were able to meet the farmer(s), wander around the fields, visit the animals, and learn more about that farm’s business. Best. Day. […]
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For the past 49 years, the tiny Maine town of Yarmouth has held a clam festival. Located just 20 minutes north of Portland, Yarmouth has a vibrant fishing economy, not unlike most Maine towns along the coast. Yarmouth is also the home of Delorme map company. Their HUGE globe made me want to get back
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Looking back at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The bridge in the background carries cars between the US and Canada. I didn’t plan to go through Canada. In fact, our plan was to drive through Michigan, Ohio, and New York state to get to the east coast of the United States. Yet, suddenly we were handing over
We have left. It only took 3 pre-garage sales, 3 actual garage sales, countless trips to thrift stores, 3 goodbye parties, and some tears. We have left. Actually leaving took much more effort than I expected. We could have gotten rid of 2/3 of our stuff years ago and not missed a thing. We still
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On Monday, June 30, 2014, Oreo moved to her new home. A kindhearted man who lives in our building took her in. He loves tuxedo cats, didn’t have any other cats or young children, and was excited to welcome her into his home. Oreo came to live with Martin and me on
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