Ah, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer…
I don’t know about you, but while summer is often crazy and hazy, it’s seldom lazy! When you live in northern New England, as I do, summer is a treasured gift. Despite occasional peaks into the 90s – actually, more like WEEKS in the 90s this summer! – in general days are comfortably warm and dry, the kind of weather that makes you want to go for a bike ride, do some weeding in the garden, wash the car, walk to the library… anything to...
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