There are affiliate links in this post. If you make a purchase after clicking one of these links, I may receive a small commission at no cost to you. The weather in Maine always surprises me, although I’m not sure why. I have lived here my entire life. Yet, here we are in 90 degree weather when the beginning of last week treated us to mid 40’s! Needless to say I was not … [Read more...] about 2017 Garden Tour – Week 2
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2017 Garden Tour – Week 1
There are affiliate links in this post - if you make a purchase after clicking one of these links, I may receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting Townsend House! It has been especially cold and rainy in Maine for a very long time, and before that snow, so I was incredibly happy to be able to put in our garden this past weekend. Typically I will plant everything on … [Read more...] about 2017 Garden Tour – Week 1
A Day at the Fair – 2016
One of my most favorite events every year is going to the fair. There is something about all of the animals and the delicious food that makes it an amazing experience for me. I have been going to this same fair since I was little, so I think the nostalgia of it all also plays a role. When Emma was born we started going annually as a family, after several years … [Read more...] about A Day at the Fair – 2016
Easy Ways to Preserve the Harvest
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A Garden Tour – Week Twelve
I think that this may be my last weekly garden tour of the season! Of course I still plan to share my garden with you all, but we have come to the point when there really is only garden cleanup, tomatoes, and potatoes left. Not that tomatoes and potatoes aren’t extremely important, they absolutely are, but obviously there are only so many pictures of tomatoes and potatoes that one may … [Read more...] about A Garden Tour – Week Twelve
A Garden Tour – Week Eleven
Here we are in week 11 of the garden tours, and I am officially calling the pumpkins done for the year. I have been looking at my very sorry pie pumpkin plant for about a week and a half, and seeing all the powdery mildew made me realize that it was in a losing battle. Fortunately, the pumpkins themselves seem to be ripe enough to pick. So I am going to pick them and then figure … [Read more...] about A Garden Tour – Week Eleven