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Lunch with Laura and Shari and Some Thoughts about Cooking

May 22, 2013
Lunch with Laura and Shari and Some Thoughts about Cooking

On Monday, I went to my friend Laura’s house for lunch, and she served spicy beans, barbecued sausage, and seaweed salad. What a lunch! Much different from my usual yogurt and crackers or peanut butter on English muffin. (Sometimes I get really crazy and have an egg.) I also got to meet Shari Burke, who…

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Some thoughts about the 2013 Gathering of Franco-American Artists

May 21, 2013
Some thoughts about the 2013 Gathering of Franco-American Artists

Last weekend’s gathering of Franco-American Artists at the beautiful Darling Marine Center was terrific. On Saturday, well over a dozen presenters read, performed, or showed, via the computer, their work. It would be impossible to do everyone justice so very, very briefly: The incomparable performers…

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A Good Eater Goes to a Gathering of Franco-American Artists

May 17, 2013
A Good Eater Goes to a Gathering of Franco-American Artists

Tomorrow, I’ll be going to Damariscotta to a gathering of Franco-American artists. There will be at least 40 of us, a reflection of the large population of Franco-Americans that came from Canada to settle in New England and beyond. I will be reading several posts…

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A Beautiful Blue Day

May 16, 2013
A Beautiful Blue Day

Blue is my favorite color, and I like every shade, from pale to dark blue. Today, the sky is a deep blue, a great day to hang my blue sheets…

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Mother’s Day 2013

May 14, 2013
Mother’s Day 2013

On this year’s Mother’s Day, there was a small but jolly gathering at the little house in the big woods. Our daughter Shannon and her dog, Holly, came for a…

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A Woods Walk on a Gray Day in May

May 9, 2013
A Woods Walk on a Gray Day in May

Today was a gray day with much-needed rain. In between showers, my husband, Clif, our dog, Liam, and I went for a woods walk. The ground was muddy underfoot, and…

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