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40 turkeys in my backyard15 comments

thedailydish wrote 2 weeks ago: A while back I posted about our Turkeys.  WELL.  Apparently wild turkeys LOVE snow.  b/c right now i … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, Life, snow day, Nature, The Dole House, wild turkeys

time is funny that way.

Jayne wrote 1 month ago: Look at their faces?  It’s joy.  Simple joy.  It snowed.  They are happy. Simple as that.  The … more →

Tags: Motherhood, Photography, Parenting, Down Syndrome, thankful, Appreciation, time, Childhood, simplicity

Just another fall day in Maine 1 comment

blackgirlinmaine wrote 2 months ago: I love long holiday weekends, since for the obvious reason it means a day off work. This weekend up … more →

Tags: Maine, Random Babble

13, 19, hut, hut, hike!5 comments

Jayne wrote 3 months ago: It’s official, there are two teenagers in this house now!  With the milestone came the very an … more →

Tags: Family, kids, In the Kitchen, Sewing, Birthdays, Sewing, Crafting, canning, School

presto pesto!

Jayne wrote 4 months ago: My basil plants are coming along but certainly not producing basil in this type of quantity.  Imagin … more →

Tags: In the Kitchen, Gluten Free, Gardening, Good Stuff, Gluten-free, Organic Gardening, CSA, Basil, Maine

catch up...2 comments

Jayne wrote 4 months ago: So here’s what I made for the Alewives Fabric Craft Swap.  A couple of belts and watchbands!  … more →

Tags: Autism, Down Syndrome, Family, kids, Sewing, Gardening, Flowers, Sewing, Organic Gardening

Happiness!1 comment

Jayne wrote 4 months ago: See the white set up there?  Don’t you just LOVE it?  Guess what?!  I own it!  It’s now … more →

Tags: In the Kitchen, Good Stuff, Maine, Pyrex, montsweag flea market

had myself a nice little saturday2 comments

Jayne wrote 5 months ago: I am lucky enough that the Maine Quilts Show is only 10 minutes from my house.  I was able to sneak … more →

Tags: in my spare time?, Sewing, Good Stuff, Sewing, Maine, Alewives Fabrics, Maine Quilts, Quilting

Joys of Maine...a day in the life of BGIM6 comments

blackgirlinmaine wrote 5 months ago: I realize that sometimes I rant so much that it might be hard to imagine why I continue to stay in M … more →

Tags: Maine, Random Babble

Thanks!2 comments

Jayne wrote 5 months ago: How cute is this girl?  How could you resist stopping at this adorable little farm stand?!  Beautifu … more →

Tags: kids, Sewing, Good Stuff, Sewing, Maine, angry chicken, Farm stand, TOMS Shoes, amy karol

Looking for non-white folks who live in Maine as well as working class folks in Maine12 comments

blackgirlinmaine wrote 5 months ago: In light of a discussion that started on this blog a few posts ago, I would like to ask any folks wh … more →

Tags: Maine, Random Babble, Black in Maine, race and class bias Maine, working-class Mainers

Saturday.1 comment

Jayne wrote 5 months ago: We were invited to the wedding of a friend last Saturday.  “What to give as a wedding gift? … more →

Tags: Sewing, Embroidery, handmade, Maine, Kennebunkport, Bush Compound, linen sewing, Wedding Gifts, The COlony Hotel

rain, rain, go away, come again...........in a few weeks...1 comment

Jayne wrote 6 months ago: Thankfully we had a three day respite from the rain, had that not happened I think it’s safe t … more →

Tags: parenting & family, Family, kids, In the Kitchen, Recipes, Gardening, Strawberries, Maine, organic strawberry picking

Tuesday ramble 4 comments

blackgirlinmaine wrote 6 months ago: Rain, rain go away and how about you come back in a couple of weeks? Yep, its another gray rainy day … more →

Tags: Racial and Cultural, Current Events, Random Babble, Jon and Kate Gosselin, race and fighting, apartment dwellers Maine, Keith Olbermann

So when are you leaving? 11 comments

blackgirlinmaine wrote 6 months ago: This is a question that I get a lot these days as my son gets closer to 18. See, when we moved to Ma … more →

Tags: Maine, Random Babble, Blacks in Maine

a break in the rain....1 comment

Jayne wrote 6 months ago: ….FINALLY!  First thing on my list?  Get outside and snip, snip, snip!  The rain has pummeled … more →

Tags: Garden, Flowers, happiness, Maine, peonies

Lucky me!

Jayne wrote 6 months ago: AlewivesGirl picked me of all people to win this fabulous “Summer Peony” fat quarter oct … more →

Tags: Sewing, Sewing, Maine, 92 Moose, Alewives Fabrics, peonies, Bob Marley, Young Comedians, CW network

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Jayne wrote 6 months ago: UGH!  I’m serious!  Go away!  My heart goes out to the Pacific Northwest people who deal with … more →

Tags: parenting & family, Autism, Down Syndrome, Family, kids, In the Kitchen, Recipes, Recipes, Maine

scenes from the weekend

Jayne wrote 7 months ago: The long awaited lilacs are here!  Nothing says “spring” like the smell of lilacs drifti … more →

Tags: Family, Gardening, gardening, Air Force, Weekend, MEMORIAL DAY, Soldier, military


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