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Types of bee hive.
Friends–it’s happening. I’m getting bees! I’m starting with just one hive this summer. There have been pretty massive overwintering losses in Maine this year, so I’m hesitant to invest in more than one...
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Settling into the season.
Friends, lately it seems as though everything and nothing is happening, all at once. Weeks flew by at work as I prepped for my field season and completed the first of the three sampling rounds I need...
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I turned 28.
I turned 28 last week. I’ve wanted to be 28 since I was 22. My mid-20s were so terrible…except for the part where I met the guy. Yikes…I met him when I was 22. I don’t know how I would have made it...
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Just to get outside.
With the summer being as crazy as it’s been, our weekend adventures have been few and far between. We went on a couple of hikes at the end of May that I’m still dreaming about, so I’m sharing them here...
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A hive inspection.
My goals for the 4th of July weekend were: 1) go to the beach 2) eat lobster 3) do a hive inspection We nailed it. After a breathtaking beach day and the most legit lobster dinner ever, I got out and...
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On the tail end.
Well, of course my last post was published right before my second round of summer bee sampling. And here’s the next one, right on the tail end of those efforts. Dang, friends, I am right burned out....
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The perfect compromise.
Oh, friends. Last weekend we found the coolest freaking nature preserve, and it’s just down the road from our house! One of the negatives of moving last fall was losing easy access to walking. City-ish...
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Into it’s own.
This summer has been pretty dismal as far as culinary pursuits go, but as late summer vegetables start to make their appearance, getting in the kitchen becomes less arduous and more…mandatory. Just,...
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A rare treat.
Friends! These last few weeks have been a whirlwind of my final round of field sampling preceded by a wonderful family vacation. Things are finally settling down now, and I’m excited to relax a bit...
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With no frills.
I baked this cake nearly two months ago, but it was too good not to share it here. It’s flavor (and color!) is more autumn appropriate, anyway. Right in the middle of my second round of field...
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A little road trip.
So…fall semester was a shitshow, and the guy and I were pretty excited to spend the holidays in New Mexico once it was all over. While we were down there, we took a couple of days for ourselves and...
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Breaking in and blazing trails.
As we head into a weekend that will apparently be sans-snow (sorry, Mid-Atlantic!), I wanted to share our outing last weekend after 5 inches fell. We’ve got a nice network of trails behind our house...
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It started with this.
When winter rears it’s ugly head, it’s time to hunker down inside and tuck into big, hearty bowls of soups and stews to keep warm. I made this New Mexican lamb chili in our first few weeks back from...
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Four pieces of fruit.
Ah, the humble persimmon. Winter’s apricot, as I described it to the guy. I bought a few of them on a whim at the grocery store, and when I realized I had just dropped $15 on four pieces of fruit, I...
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Everything was clear.
Last weekend was a big one for me, friends. (The weekend before last was too–I got to hang out with Emma and Eli! There was hiking, biking, beer, oysters, cake, pro surfing on the internets, and...
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New Orleans.
We’ve been back for well over a month, but I have to tell you: we went to New Orleans. We had the best time. When we get out and travel together, I’m always so grateful that this is my life and I’ve...
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Stretching our legs.
This summer will be the first in our nearly seven years together that the guy and I will be in the same place. For our first few summers together, he had fieldwork away. Then we moved, and I had...
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What the hype was about.
There were a slew of tahini-laced sweets in my blog feed a few weeks back, and I was intrigued. Tahini is typically something I avoid because it’s crazy expensive and tastes unpleasant, but as I found...
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