All of a sudden, all the things are happening. This Summer Solstice is bringing with it a real start to a season!
This Friday, June 23rd, we are lucky lucky lucky to have a lovely poetry reading with poets: Audrey Gidman (her first, thoughtfully bound collection from Slate Roof Press, Northfield, MA is gorgeous), meg willing, and Maine Poet Laureate Julia Bouwsma. The poetry readings have been going well, nice gatherings with snacks and stimulating language images. The Open ‘no mic’ was a success (look for more of those every 2nd Friday of the month).
And then July 6th, 6-8pm the Good Life Center (Harborside, ME) is presenting Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down, a documentary about the attempted assassination, recovery, and activism of Arizona congresswoman. I think it will be inspiring and illuminating.
July 7th, 6-7pm local author Kirsten Reed will visit us for a reading from her new scary story set in Maine, Ghost Town. Looks to be a good time!
And somewhere in the middle, we’ll go to a wedding, have a big kid birthday at Old Orchard Beach, and go camping! So many things. Right now, I am just hoping the rain slows a bit on our day off so we can get the last of the peppers, eggplants, and tomatoes in. I’d love to seed the Asian greens bed (Purple Pak Choi, Tatsoi, Mizuna), and get the flower seedlings in the ground as well. Hopefully, this marvelous child will mow the fields of grass and clover we call a yard. We are also getting ready to move our old piano out to the firepit and plant it with hops – I think it will play more lovely out in the world!
Meanwhile, the bakery is cranking out some lovely breads — the humidity is a finicky partner, most of the time it helps all the good stuff come true. The rise is beautiful, the crust gets crispy, excellent fermentation results. But every now and again it catches you off guard and overproofs a batch. Living food is a gift and an art. We’ll have some new jams up soon, too. And we’re so excited to partner up with a great shortbread cookie and granola company here in Maine: Sweet Monkey Business, from Belfast, ME. Their goods are so delicious! So many good things happening and coming up! Stay tuned.
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