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Fresh Ham

January 28th, 2015 · No Comments · breakfast

We weren’t crazy about the processed ham we got from an earlier pig we purchased from our friend Mike, so this time we decided to skip that part and just take the ham fresh. Wow, are we glad we did. We ordered the hams cut into roasts, and have been cooking them lately with delicious […]

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News from Up North

June 9th, 2013 · 4 Comments · News from Up North

Oh, woe and sadness. It looked like the 13th annual balloon fest in Cambridge might be washed out entirely because of rain. Lift-offs and a concert were cancelled. A fireworks display was postponed until later in the month. But then at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night, a miracle occurred. The sun broke through the clouds. Hundreds […]

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Mystery of Missing Local Peaches Solved

August 27th, 2010 · 5 Comments · kids

On Tuesday I contacted D.C. schools wondering why the “local peach” that was supposed to be on my daughter’s breakfast tray looked so much like canned peaches instead. I also inquired where parents needed to look to find the ingredients for school menu items, as required by the new “Healthy Schools Act” that went into […]

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