ne of the autumn treats we’ve been enjoying the most this year are homemade apple hand pies. They are a portable treat! Hand pies can be packed along in the car, or on a picnic, and we even like them for breakfast. My recipe makes six apple hand pies, and…
Read More"Let's go for a Sunday drive," were words often said by my dad when I was growing up, but are seldom said in our own family. But a couple times a year, we opt out of our usual, restful Sunday afternoons in favor of…
Read MoreA couple weekends ago, we had so much autumn fun planned that we dubbed the weekend "Autumn Fest". Three days of reveling in the delights of the season for which New England is…
Read MoreWe've been enjoying this Pumpkin Crème Brûlée during these cold, autumn evenings…
Read MoreRecently, Julia and I took a day trip to Manchester, Vermont. We took the back roads, through small, New England towns and past all the glorious autumn splendor that is quintessential New England…
Read MoreLast week, Julia and I went to Nantucket for a trip…
Read MoreMaine is beautiful at any time of year, but summer and autumn are definitely when it shines…
Read MoreSo it begins...the accumulation of the pumpkins! Something about all those New England farmstands just beckoning us with their piles of bulbous squash...drawing us in with…
Read MoreThe grandkids look forward to the county fair each year with all the giddy anticipation one can imagine. I love its wholesome delights...rides, cotton candy, prize homegrown vegetables…
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