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What a stunning display of purple!
Isn’t this the most stunning display of purple that you have ever seen? This is in a friends garden. She didn’t know it was going to bloom. The plant alone is so cool looking and then *poof*…...
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T I M E T O C E L E B R A T E G O O D T I M E S , W o o H o o ! ! !
Several years ago we rented the coolest cottage in Port Clyde, Maine… The Periwinkle. Oh how I love that cottage. So cool, it was like a movie set inside. Very rustic, which was part of the charm, a...
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To roast, saute, bake and PHOTOGRAPH!
Produce Aisle – Whole Foods, Mount Pleasant, SC What a stunning display of color, don’t you agree? Just look at these beets. I always thought beets tasted like dirt, I was so wrong. If you roast them,...
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Birthday Blessing…
Taking a day off ;) Eating my birthday treat, thankful for everything in my life… I. Am. Blessed. Catch you back here tomorrow!
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I do, I did, and I still do!
This is one of my favorite photos of Fred and I. We were on the ferry to Sausalito, CA when this was taken (hence the windblown look). We had such a great time. We always have a great time. It’s a...
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Low dew point and sunny skies = time to spend outdoors!
We have had several weekends that have turned out to be so nice, warm but without the usual humidity that makes you stay indoors! We really enjoy our backyard during those days! Those are days to...
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View from the Dining Room of the Island Inn (Monhegan) – my favorite place!
I love this view! Can it be any more charming or scenic? This is the view from our table at the Island Inn Dining Room… a wonderful place to be. If you haven’t visited Monhegan before, you may want to...
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Last Day of August… and one last hot tip…
Ahhh, coffee iced cubes. These things got us through the hot summer months! Take your leftover coffee and refrigerate it (and pour some in an ice cube tray and freeze to make cubes). What a refreshing...
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A special day! Hearts and Crosses by artist Barbara Biel…
Barbara Biel creates these amazing hearts and crosses and they are stunning! ESD (Elizabeth Stuart Design) in Mount Pleasant, SC has carried them for quite a while. Both are perfect for this day…...
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In a hurry for dinner? Here’s a trick!
Whole Foods (and many other stores) sell their homemade pizza that you can take home and bake… we buy a small pizza and split it. It IS small, but if you buy the cheese pizza and add sliced mushrooms...
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Cool cabin… Monhegan (Maine)!
This photo is from a while back, I love it. The door on the left is so striking against the gray weathered shingles and the window above with the flower – so sweet. Years ago a friend of ours rented...
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The Freshest Farmers Market – Monhegan!
Veggies so fresh they were literally JUST PICKED within moments of appearing on the tables! I couldn’t believe my eyes. As quickly as it was picked & placed on the table it was sold. Quite...
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Does your dog eat too quickly? A Quick Fix!
Does your dog wolf their food down? Or do you have a dog eats at a nice leisurely pace? Well, for those of us with the dogs who eat too quickly (which can cause problems) – Here is a quick tip! I was...
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An October Sunflower…
Can you believe it’s already October? Time flies! We used to be the young people in the neighborhood, now we’re the older ones. It’s crazy how fast that happens! So, enjoy every moment. Run out and do...
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Stamps from the machine at the post office… Yay USPS!
I wrote a post several years ago about the stamps I purchased from the machine inside the post office. Wow, have things ever changed. These are recent stamps from that very same machine. They don’t...
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Life the way it should be… not “perfect Maine”, just life, the way it should be…
Monhegan. Maine. Can’t get either place (Monhegan… or Maine) off of my mind. Of course I say that only being there in the fall. Never in the summer or winter… so, that’s like visiting Charleston when...
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You know it’s fall when…
You know fall is in the air when you start seeing mums for sale. Costco has huge pots of them. I don’t usually buy them because it doesn’t seem like they last long here in Charleston. When we were in...
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Happy Birthday to my better half… Fred!
This photo was taken on Monhegan at Pulpit Rock (which you cannot actually see in this photo)… this is one of our favorite places on the island. To just sit and be… to listen to the quiet that is so...
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Trick or treat…
HaPpY HaLlOwEeN! Hee hee… Happy Halloween to you and yours! What do you usually do on Halloween? Take this quick poll! Also… Daylight Savings Time ends tonight! So before you go to bed, set your...
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Looking up!
Just look at these clouds! What a wonderful blue sky, the dark trees and the puffy rows of clouds… I took this photo one day on our morning walk… If it’s not a sunrise or sunset it’s a cloud that I’m...
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