Each year, my mother and I celebrate Mother’s Day over lobster rolls. It’s a yearly tradition I look forward to since it combines two things I absolutely love and enjoy—traditional New England food and time spent with my mom. She has always been creative about finding quaint and charming eateries in New England, a passion that […]
Living
Yes, everyone who lives on Swan’s Island, Maine, knows everyone else. As to waterfront properties currently available out there, well, we found several–one for, no kidding, $65,000! We were a half-hour early for the 9:00 a.m. ferry to Swan’s Island out of Bass Harbor (which is some 15 miles southwest of Bar Harbor). So we […]
As we come around to May Day 2013 I am reminded that I started writing for Yankee Magazine’s Crafty Yankee blog last year at this time. I wrote my very first blog post about making May baskets. I am posting another blog this year about May baskets since there are many ways to make them […]
Gardens
Early Plant Care: Tomato Plants
In this episode of Gardening with Farmer Tracie, Tracie digs into some great advice on how to transplant new vegetable plants and what you need to do to get them ready for the outdoors. Video Series: Gardening with Farmer Tracie Article: Organic Farmer Tracie Smith
In this episode of Gardening with Farmer Tracie, Tracie shows you how to properly take care of your tomato plants. Read more tomato tips. Learn more about Tracie. Watch more Gardening with Farmer Tracie videos
Gardens
Farmer Tracie’s Weeding Tips
In this episode of Gardening with Farmer Tracie, Tracie shows you how to weed your garden. Find out which methods works best for your plants. Video Series: Gardening with Farmer Tracie Article: Organic Farmer Tracie Smith
Gardens
Seed Starting
In this episode of Gardening with Farmer Tracie, Tracie demonstrates her method for starting seeds indoors in early spring. Learn more about Tracie. Watch more Gardening with Farmer Tracie videos
In this episode of Gardening with Farmer Tracie, Tracie shows the secrets behind getting great garlic. Find out when to plant and harvest and the dos and don’ts of drying and storing garlic. Video Series: Gardening with Farmer Tracie Article: Organic Farmer Tracie Smith
Gardens that are in harmony with the environment lend a feeling of peace that can’t be denied. If you admire the timeless appeal of an established garden and want to invoke that ambiance in your own garden, here are 10 timeless gardening tips that will help to bring the spirit of the past to even […]
Watch stylist Caroline Woodward demonstrate how to attach the firework shape to the bamboo skewer. Download the template for firework swizzle sticks.
Watch stylist Caroline Woodward demonstrate how to cut the shape for fireworks swizzle stick. Download the template for firework swizzle sticks.
I have a child with food dye allergies which makes dyeing Easter eggs a bit of a challenge, so each year we explore a new way to decorate eggs without dyes. This year we gave papier-mâché Easter eggs a try. I hope you have as much fun making these as I did! Materials for Papier-Mâché […]