Author Archives: fustianist

Our garden looks great, by the way.  We stopped there on the way home from Nova Scotia to check things out and all seemed to be going well.  The weeds were pretty high, but after a solid morning of garden … Continue reading →

Sydney and I arrived home safely on Friday night . . . and then our internet provider was down for two days, so there’s a lot to cover since then. I married an interesting man.  To make the drive home … Continue reading →

Sydney and I are back in Maine after an interesting day of travel.  We started late this morning so that we could catch the ferry in Nova Scotia and cut a bit of driving time from our trip.  The late … Continue reading →

So yes, Sydney and I arrived safely in Nova Scotia last week.  I hope no one was sitting on the edge of his seat, waiting to hear of our arrival 🙂 The morning after we arrived in Nova Scotia the … Continue reading →

– Despite having spent the last week packing, Sydney caught me without something important just as we walked out the door: “Okay, Erin, I’m not forgetting anything dumb like my passport, right?”  “Oh, no, you aren’t . . . but … Continue reading →

Sydney and I are heading out tomorrow morning for the long drive to Nova Scotia.  Right now he’s frowning over his computer and looking a bit peaked; I’m feeling the energy burst of packing, but a bit tired as well.  … Continue reading →

I got back around noon from a number of errands and strawberry-picking with some new acquaintances.  As I unloaded the strawberries from the car, I decided to try to make it all in one trip (this is where the stupidity … Continue reading →

This evening Sydney took a look at the dinner I’d made and said “Outside.”  He strung up the hammock while I finished up the salads and carried the plates outside.  I set the plates down on a bench and immediately … Continue reading →

After three years of living with a vegetarian (and eating mostly vegetarian myself), I finally got a salad spinner.  Good thing, since the only remaining head of lettuce in the garden (before the next crop comes up) is roughly 18 … Continue reading →

I dropped by the grocery store this morning to stock up for our upcoming trip to Nova Scotia.  Among the goodies were a couple of bars of chocolate.  When I got home this afternoon I was pleased to see that … Continue reading →