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May 25, 2022
Good morning! It’s Wednesday. We’re officially two days past our pretty much definite, not a joke, real and true, absolute Last Frost Date. My seedlings are doing their best to catch up, and I’m doing my best not to rush them. We’re all doing our best right now. I know you are…
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May 24, 2022
Good morning! Today is Tuesday, and I’d like you to meet our newest houseguest. He arrived late last night after we’d gone to bed. Not wanting to…
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May 24
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May 23, 2022
Good morning! It’s Monday. My philosophy for this week: Treat yourself to at least one thing you normally save for guests. And if that one thing happens…
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May 23
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May 22, 2022
Watch now (1 min) | Good morning! It’s a cool cloudy Sunday here in Maine. And yet just a few hours south of us, everyone is in the grip of a freak…
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May 22
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May 21, 2022
Good morning! It’s Saturday. Enough of this galavanting. Shall we sit out on the porch together? I brought out my most prized teacup for you to use. It…
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May 21
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May 20 Get-Together: What’s Your Cake?
Hello and happy Friday! Not only are the doors open and pillows plumped for our gathering, but I’ve just lit the candles on a cake. Today’s secr…
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May 20
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May 20, 2022
Good morning! It’s Friday. It was getting chilly over there in Edinburgh, so I’ve whisked us across the Atlantic to Los Angeles. We are sitting by the…
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May 20
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May 19, 2022
Good morning! It’s Thursday, and today we’re enjoying a pot of tea in Edinburgh. From here we head to the Royal Botanic Garden. All that strolling…
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May 19
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May 19, 2022
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