Autumn
Common Ground Fair does not disappoint
September 28, 2009
I'm filled up with Maine organic goodness. I'm overflowing with contentment, photos and memories from our weekend at the Common Ground Country Fair.
Finding fall at the farm
October 18, 2008
Two weeks worth of mail is still piled on my desk, together with passports, travel documents and school notes. It's a mess. But the laundry is hanging on this breezy sunshine day and our fridge is stocked with farm veggies. Boy is it ever stocked! The weekly shares officially ended ...
Fall Leaves at Bates
October 31, 2007
I got a phone call this morning from my husband on his way to work. He had spotted the leaf blowers on campus. The kids and I had been waiting for this official report for the last couple days. Every year around this time the college blows all the leaves ...
last tomatoes?
October 15, 2007
I may have harvested the last of the ripe tomatoes today. I suspect sometime during my trip to my cousin's wedding next week we'll get a frost and whatever is left will be lost. I'll harvest all the green ones before I leave and hopefully they'll ripen inside. I can't ...
Peace with Fall
September 7, 2007
I'm making peace with the changing seasons. For lunch yesterday I made farm-grown cream of broccoli & potato soup. The day was coolish and soup just seemed right, not to mention I needed to use up the broccoli. But even broccoli soup couldn't take the sting out of saying goodbye ...
Common Ground Fair
September 25, 2004
I took the kids to the Common Ground Fair yesterday with my friend Jody. Jody is my close friend as well as Sage's mother. Sage is Celine's best friend. The fair is an unique experience. It is organized by the Maine Organic Gardeners and Farmers Association. It's a showcase of ...
