Community Garden workday
Saturday was the last workday at the community garden for 2026. Not many people showed up, but those that did had a grand time. We tackled weeding the back edge of the garden. It’s...
Author: Catherine
The Flitch Book
This week I took two bookmaking workshops with Margo Klass, our very esteemed and talented local maker of handmade books (only in the summer; in the winter, she lives in Alaska!). I also volunteered...
Schoodic Bog Trail
I love this trail and every autumn I have the urge to hike it. Our timing was a little early this year. It’s not autumn yet and the leaves are still green. I barely...
Simplifying
I had this idea at 8:15 am. By 2:30 pm, all this stuff was gone. I didn’t have time to overthink it. I donated it to a community arts center in a nearby town....
The tall garden
I accidentally discovered a garden within a garden. I was wandering in the main vegetable garden at dinner time. Sam and a neighbor were also in the garden, talking. I realized I had a...
Ruffed grouse?
I went for a bike ride yesterday and saw some sights in the neighborhood. At first I thought these little ground-hugging birds were young turkeys. But 1) no “adults” around 2) not a big...
Happiness is
…a visit to Happytown Farm. Maine Farmland Trust was having a tour. I thought it would be fun. We have never visited their farm but have bought their produce frequently over the years at...