I have never been what you might call a cupcake person—pies and donuts are more to my taste—but last summer, when we went to the Taste of Brunswick in Brunswick, Maine, I discovered a cupcake so good that it changed my opinion of them. The cake… Read more

Yesterday, in my post about my daughter Shannon’s wedding shower, I mentioned that I had asked guests to bring a family recipe to be included in a recipe book I had bought. Shannon received many good recipes, and we thought it would be nice to… Read more

At the end of a blazingly hot week, we had Shannon’s wedding shower at the Grange in East Vassalboro. When I write “we,” I certainly do mean “we.” I had so much help that it almost puts me in a daze—albeit a happy one—to think about… Read more

Phew! The heat came with July, but life hasn’t slowed down to keep pace with the hot weather. Instead, it’s speeded up, with all sorts of folderol to keep me busy: Fourth of July, a magazine article to work on, my daughter Shannon’s bridal… Read more

Tubby’s has been open for nearly two weeks, and I’m not going to reveal how many times my husband, Clif, and I have stopped there for ice cream. Let’s just say that it’s been quite a few and leave it at that.  Our summer routine goes… Read more

A rainy Monday in the neighborhood, but after a busy weekend, it’s something of a relief. My husband, Clif, and I rode our bikes and stacked wood, and I’m just plain tired today. We ordered six cords of wood for our wood furnace, and four were… Read more

In yesterday’s New York Times there was a piece by Kim Severson called “For a Healthier Bronx, A Farm of Their Own”, which covered so many food issues that it should be required reading for everybody in this country who reads and eats. (And… Read more

Yesterday was the first day of summer, and I biked into Winthrop to have lunch at Sully’s Restaurant with my friend Barbara Penrod. Barbara and her husband, Wally, have a cottage on a lake in a nearby town, and they come from Pennsylvania to spend… Read more

This year, because of our daughter Shannon’s schedule, we celebrated Father’s Day on Saturday rather than Sunday. Normally, my husband, Clif, and I stay pretty close to home, but on this special occasion, he decided he wanted to go on a little… Read more

The big day arriveth. Tubby’s has finally come to Winthrop, and my husband, Clif, and I were there on opening day. Actually, opening afternoon, at 3:330 to be exact, and Clif and I were their tenth customers. (No, we didn’t get a prize.) We… Read more