Posted by brett in through the lens on 07 30th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Photo Of The Week – July 29
Acadia National Park is a beautiful part of the Maine coast with a plethora of amazing sights to photograph. After spending a fantastic sunny day exploring Bar Harbor and part of the National Park, followed by a great lobster dinner in Bar Harbor we drove back to the Seawall campground to spend the...
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Posted by kate in points on a map on 07 29th, 2009 | No Comments
Bar Harbor, Maine
We left Southport Island after breakfast with Brett’s grandparents and hit the road. We had spectacular weather for the drive to Bar Harbor: sunshine, bright and wonderful sunshine! It was a very scenic drive and we were in great spirits. After we arrived on Mount Desert Island, we made our way...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 07 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Lobster in Bar Harbor, Maine
As I do not get a chance to travel to Maine very often, when I do make the trek I usually stop and get a lobster. While we were in Bar Harbor we stopped at Stewman’s Lobster Pound for dinner. There are many great lobster joints in Bar Harbor, but Stewman’s Lobster Pound has not only great...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 07 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Coastal Maine
Our drive to Maine was great – it was not overly rainy and it was full of shopping stops. We took Route 1 from Kittery to Portland and enjoyed driving through numerous small seaside towns. We found our way to Southport Island amongst the late afternoon rainfall and navigated ourselves...
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Posted by brett in through the lens on 07 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Photo Of The Week – July 22
Cosy Harbor, Southport, Maine. Every summer from the time I was in diapers until I was 15 my parents took my brother and I up to Southport, Maine for at least a week or two. I have very fond memories of the Southport Island and Boothbay Harbor area. Lobster bakes, sailing with friends and family, fishing...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 07 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
Central Massachusetts
Day 82 and 83 – 7/5 and 7/6 – Sunday we enjoyed our last breakfast and lunch with Carey before hitting the road again. Our destination: Central Massachusetts, the home of Brett’s parents. We had a fantastic drive up there as the weather was beautiful and our moods were pleasant. We...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 07 21st, 2009 | 2 Comments
Rhode Island
Brett and I celebrated July 4th with Carey. The three of us had a lazy morning followed by a trip to the beach and authentic Rhode Island food – clam cakes and quahogs with Del’s Lemonade. It was a very lovely day – both because it was not too hot and because it was not raining for...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 07 21st, 2009 | No Comments
Del’s Lemonade
To round out our fantastic Rhode Island Fourth of July fun we picked up some Del’s Soft Frozen Lemonade from a Del’s truck that was at Oakland Beach in Warwick, RI. Del’s Lemonade, now an international brand, had it’s humble beginnings in Rhode Island more than 60 years ago....
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 07 21st, 2009 | 2 Comments
Iggy’s Doughboys and Clam Cakes
It had been raining in Rhode Island for the past two weeks non stop and the outlook for our Fourth of July festivities were looking pretty dim. But when the weather cleared off Saturday morning I knew that we had to find something fun to do outside. As I knew we were only going to be in Rhode Island...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 07 20th, 2009 | No Comments
Portabello Mushroom Burgers
As a way to celebrate the Fourth of July, Kate and I had a get together with a bunch of camp friends. Julie and Dave were the hosts and we were able to enjoy a fabulous evening in their wonderful home. Seeing as how I had just purchased a new cookbook, I thought I would try out one of my new recipes...
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