MAINE !!! Rocky coastlines, mountains, lakes, Appalachian Trail, outstanding college(s)🙂, and WILD BLUEBERRIES! Maine has it all! Wild blueberries, you ask? This state berry is so important to Maine that it has its own blog, its own Maine Blueberry Queen, and its own State Wild Blueberry Commission! Just one taste of this delicacy and you will understand. Sweet or tangy?…
My baby girl is home from college for the summer! Her arrival was a good reason to celebrate with a Mother/Daughter tea on the deck . . . under the PINK blossoms of one of our favorite trees. Junior year abroad! How exciting! It started with a backpacking trip in Europe. Was I worried? Well, yes!! I never…
I would like to say THANK YOU to all of you who left such positive, supportive comments on my first ever post! I can see that this is SO much more FUN than doing laundry!! In keeping with my goal of having more fun without crossing off every item on my “chores to do” list, we are heading to CAPE…
~~~~ INDEPENDENCE DAY TABLE ~~~~ WELCOME to my FIRST EVER POST!!!!!! Independence Day was sizzling hot here in Connecticut. The back deck was the perfect spot to set our star–spangled table! The napkin rings, votive holders and little candles provided the fireworks, and even the hydrangea from my yard fit into the patriotic color scheme! **** Word soon got around that there…