Travelingjenny
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On Saturday, for the third year in a row, we went on the Candy Cane Train. This is a lovely little jaunt from Bath to Wiscasset, with water views and merriment along the way. Such a sweet family tradition. There are carolers, elves serving cookies, nice volunteers reading Christmas books, and…Santa! The first year we…
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Yesterday we made our annual pilgimage all the way down the street to our friendly local Christmas tree farm. We were able to cover a lot of ground this year — where's the snow? — and after much discussion, we chose a tree in the far corner of the farm. Luckily we had our festive…
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And all is right with the world. I mean, he was only gone for 4 days, but phew! (And also, how sweet is first-grade spelling?!)
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I'm grateful for a toothless cutie filled with boundless love and enthusiasm. A cutie who is learning new ways to tell her many stories… {Every Thanksgiving my family has Papa Guy and Nana. Nana makes cranberry relish in the turkey bowl.}
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On Monday, we discovered a new hike — Mt. Agamenticus near Oqunquit. We walked a 2.5 mile loop and hiked all the way to the top! And there was room for cartwheeling! And we got to bring Penny with us! And it was 65 degrees! And we stopped at a beautiful candy store on the way…
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Tess's class has been studying voting, and they held their very own election today. Last week, the teacher invited all interested students to bring in $1 to be donated to a charity, and then the first and second graders used the Quaker decision-making process to choose three worthy organizations – an orphanage in Kenya, a…
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At some point in the course of last week, Tess suddenly remembered that she has her very own cookbook, and that she would like to use it. So, she spent some time flagging recipes of interest, then chose TWO breakfast items to make this past weekend. On Saturday we enjoyed french toast, and on Sunday…
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The adorable, toothless bunny and the super-cool gypsy had a fabulous time trick-or-treating tonight. It was our sixth (!) year roaming Main Street in Freeport with Grace's buddy Elyse (a vampire). It's amazing how much further we can go each year, and how much less tired the girls are afterwards. And this time, I didn't…
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It's offical – Adam and I will be getting our own pumpkins next year, because our carving skills are no longer needed here. Except maybe for helping Tess, who does NOT like to get pumpkin goop on her hands. That makes for slow progress, but the end result is still spectacular.
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