|  Michaele and Liz hold back and come in August this year!
 |  We're all surprised at the size of the lobster roll at Marriner's in Camden!
 |  Yummmmm!!!
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|  Then it's time for the Smiling Cow and ...
 |  shopping for a purse, but...
 |  ...to this shopper, a book looks FAR more interesting!
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|  Big yachts are in the harbor.
 |  ...on this lovely day!
 |  Then it's on to the blueberry farm where...
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|  ...we pick up our yearly supply and...
 |  Liz and Michaele talk to Basil.
 |  Aren't they pretty?
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|  ...and yummy too!
 |  We stop in Stockton Springs at a garden statuary store.
 |  This is Liz's favorite, but she can't fit it into her suitcase for the return trip!
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|  Pemaquid Poets meet for Bristol Days...
 |  ...and it's time to catch up.
 |  reVerse performs and they are...
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|  Wonderful!
 |  The group listens to reVerse....
 |  who performs their first piece to an enthralled crowd!
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|  |  Take a bow, Poets!
 |  Susan and her family announce a performance tomorrow.
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|  And the evening comes to a close!
 |  As the week goes on, we go to the Tugboat for lunch,
 |  stop to shop for jackets,
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|  and find them too!
 |  End of the week we find ourselves in Camden again---this time at a bakery.
 |  Then we eat our 'loot' on the wharf as the...
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|  ...world goes by!
 |  Lunch at Pemaquid
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|  Early in the week we end up at Pemaquid...
 |  ....one of our favorite places!
 |  Obviously other people love it as well.
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|  The skies are gorgeous!
 |  And the fence is always fascinating!
 |  At the antique shop, there are all kinds of interesting textures and...
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|  ....faces!
 |  Lunch again at marriner's, but this time we eat outside.
 |  Leaving we find someone napping.
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|  This giant bunny is in a pet shop window.
 |  Then Thursday night we attend a haunted history session in Boothbay Harbor.
 |  The lady in the red cloak has many stories to share....
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|  ...about the history of the area spiced with many ghost stories.
 |  Friday and it's time to pack.
 |  Then Friday AM, it's time to go home! We'll miss you!
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|  Midmonth Clay comes to help powerwash the  house and deck!
 |  Good thing there's water cause it's hot outside! Thank you, Clay!
 |  It's the Coop for a sandwich the next evening!
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|  And someone is ful of silliness.
 |  Next weekend  we head out for Winter's Gone Farm
 |  to take Teddy to the bear hospital...
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|  ..and visit the babies!
 |  Yup, there are baby alpacas this time of year!
 |  On the way home we stop for lunch where there's a potter....
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|  with dirty  hands making pots!
 |  What fun to watch!
 |  We only wish we could get our hands dirty too!
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|  But keep a safe distance where we can see everything.
 |  It's so hot and humid that...
 |  . ...a frolick with the hose seems...
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|  ....in order and ....
 |  lots of ....
 |  ....FUN!
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|  Watch out! Don't get it in your face!
 |  And don't miss a chance to spray some....
 |  ....yourself!
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|  August 24 finds us in Kennebunkport to celebrate France's birthday.
 |  Happy Birthday, Frances!
 |  Then we go shop hopping around...
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|  ...town.
 |  We check out nooks and crannies and...
 |  ...shops...even...
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|  ..tourist traps!
 |  |  It's a summer kind of place.
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|  Brothers pose
 |  Frances comes out with her purchase.
 |  Then we check out the penny candy.
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|  We know there is no longer any such thing, but this looks almost like candy!
 |  Then it's time to walk back to the parking lot where ...
 |  Nixon signals peace...or is it VICTORY?!
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|  On the way home it rains.
 |  The last weekend of the month; the Kennedy funeral seals the age and
 |  nature is right outside the door!
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|  Lorelei plays with 'Hello kitty'....
 |  ...making up stories w/ cut-out coloring book kitties!
 |  Last dinner of the month at Brown's find lovely macros of flowers that
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|  ....are always plentiful there!
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