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Category Archives: Garden Chic
Battles in the Wilderness
On Friday, I drove up to the Citizen’s Gazebo on Route 196 in Lisbon Falls. I still put the buntings on, even though the town now maintains the majority of the town’s showcase gardens. According to the instructions on the … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Chic, Home
Tagged #lifestyle blogger, Lisbon, Lisbon Parks & Recreation Department, The Green Thumb Gang
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An Altercation on Pleasant Street
From this blog’s 2012 beginnings, I’ve used “Pleasant Street” as a metaphor for places of peace and serenity. I wove this metaphor into my personal quest to move home and live life on my own terms in this small place. … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Chic
Tagged Bob Baumer, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Grandpa Ott is Everywhere
We had a magnificent thunderstorm last night, with sky-cracking lightning and crashing thunder; rain in torrents! It was a perfect ending to my birthday, which I celebrated with little fanfare. I will not bore you with the details, but only … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Chic
Tagged Garden Tour 2018, garden tours
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Cordially Yours
A few weeks ago, I went to Nezinscot Farm in Turner to interview their chef, Ashley Wiencek, about her work in their café kitchen. I had been to Nezinscot Farm before and had missed the intrigue and magic I found … Continue reading
Posted in Farmers, Garden Chic
Tagged Gloria Varney, Nezinscot Farm, the busy season of life
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The Weight of Memory
If my home were a bed and breakfast and I had a website with pictures, one of my spare bedrooms might be described as “The Memory Room.” “The Memory Room is ideal for the ‘morning person.’ Bright sunlight streams through … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Chic, Home
Tagged how much stuff does a person need?, Jack Wilson, Kennebec Valley Garden Club
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The Flowers of Life
Last Sunday, the “Basilica Brides” piece ran in the Lewiston Sun Journal. My lovely neighbors, Dot and Alfred (Breezy) Galgovitch were one of the couples featured in the article. The front page of the “B” section showed them in early … Continue reading
Into the Cosmos
This spring, I planted a package of Cosmos flower seeds in a small garden bed adjacent to the back steps. This spot is also home to a Stella de Oro daylily and a late-blooming hibiscus. Last summer’s Grandpa Ott morning … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Chic
Tagged Aztec Two-Step, Camp Etna, Cosmos flowers, Etna Spiritualist Association, W.D. Blethen
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This is How the Story Ended
As some blog readers might recall, I started some moonflowers from seed in April. I tried to grow them last year but they didn’t amount to anything. Interestingly enough, I grew them one summer, in pots on my chicken coop-sized … Continue reading
High Mowing San Marzanos
August…the month of tomatoes. The process of planting the tiny seed, nurturing the plant, and then finally seeing tomatoes ripen is always miraculous to me. It doesn’t matter how many tomatoes I grow. A beautiful Monday miracle.
Posted in Cooking and Food, Garden Chic
Tagged Aunt Tomato, High Mowing Seeds, San Marzano tomatoes
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A Chunk of the Moon
Due to Sunday’s rain, the Moxie Car Show was postponed to August 14. Fortunately, Friday’s fireworks were wonderful; my brother and sister-in-law came over and we watched them right from the backyard of my house. After the fireworks, we started … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Chic, You've Got Moxie!
Tagged 2016 Moxie Festival, Moxie Car Show, Walter Parker
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