Clam Boil with Lobster!!!!!

Jordan and Chris invited us over for a clam boil today and we brought along some lobsters to add to the pot!  WOW what a feast!  Here's some pix:

The Lobsters

The Clams

Pot full of  Goodness

Our marvelous hosts Jordan and Chris

Jordan pulling clams out to get the goodies below

My plate

Some of the other goodies from the pot

Check out that wonderful broth!!!

All that was left when we were done

And there was desert too!!!!

Our gracious and gorgeous hostess - Shadow!

The food and the company were extraordinary and we came back to Belmira full and happy campers.  Thanks so much to Jordan, Chris and Shadow for the wonderful meal and outstanding company.

Believe it or not, we are going to another clam boil on Tuesday (have I mentioned that I am totally clam crazy?) with another of John's brothers and his family.  I don't think I can ever get enough clams or seafood, but I'm sure going to try and find out!  Last night we had dinner at a great restaurant in Fall River, MA and I had some of the tastiest mussels I think I've ever had and an unbelievably delicious pork and littlenecks!  I've been taking pictures, but I won't bore you with those too!  Tuesday I will get to meet my two grand nieces for the first time (Ella is 2 and Autymn is almost 1) and the camera will be working overtime then for sure!

I've got a fun freebie for you tomorrow so be sure to come back and visit!

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Convention Swaps - Part 2

Here are a few more of the wonderful swaps I got at the SU Convention this year:

I'll have a new freebie for you on Monday and maybe some yummy clam boil pictures for you tomorrow!  We've been invited for a clam boil by one of DH's brothers (they all know my intense addiction to fondness for clams) and I am soooooooo looking forward to it!

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Wednesday Night Jam at Westport Harbor Fishing Pier

I thought I would share a few photos with you of the weekly bluegrass jam that DH and his brother participate in:

There was lots of music and merriment and even some dancing!  I posted a pix of some of the children dancing on my FB page and I even took a short video.  I haven't figured out yet how to post that though.  They were so cute!  There was quite a crowd there enjoying the mild summer evening and good music.

I've got some more convention swaps to share with you tomorrow so be sure to stop back and visit.

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Convention Swaps - Part 1

I have tons of swaps from Convention to share but I didn't want to overwhelm you all with them all at once.  Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing a few at a time so you will have something to look forward to.  I'll also be posting more sailing pictures (once the rain stops and we can actually get out sailing again).

Here's the first batch of swaps:

There are so very many talented paper crafters out there!  I actually brought one project with me to complete while I'm sailing.  I prepped everything and just need to assemble it.  I'll share that with you soon too, so be sure to come back and visit.

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Monday Freebie - August 12, 2013

Quick post today - here's your Monday freebie (one of my favorites):

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I'll be back later with some convention swaps!

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Sassy Chic Christmas in July - 2013 Part II

Here are the rest of the cards from the Sassy Chic Christmas in July card camp:

I have lots of pix of swaps from Convention to share as well and will try to get some of those cleaned up and ready for posting soon.  Watch for my freebies on Mondays and probably irregular posts of my sailing adventures too!

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Sassy Chic Christmas in July - 2013

Before I left town on my little sailing journey, I did the Sassy Chic Christmas in July stamp camp. Such fun!!  Today and tomorrow I will share the cards the gals made at that camp (can't upload too many at once when I'm out floating around in the sea).

Hope you enjoyed these and I'll share the rest of them tomorrow!  

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Block Island Jellyfish

We were surrounded by jellyfish when we arrived at Block Island.  We dropped anchor in the Great Salt Pond and saw these gorgeous creatures all around the boat:

DH went clamming yesterday and luckily there were none where he was clamming.  Not too many clams either!  We had some with pasta for dinner though and they were tasty.  Weather is not looking good for the rest of the week so we will probably haul the anchor and head for Tiverton today rather than get stuck here in the rain till the weekend.

Hopefully I'll have some Christmas in July samples to share with you tomorrow!

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Monday Freebie - August 5, 2013

Here's your freebie for this week:

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We're heading out to Block Island today.  We'll probably stop at Point Judith for the night tonight and then head out for the Block on Tuesday morning.  We want to get there before the weather gets wet on Wednesday and we'll just hang out there for a few days.  DH will be able to get his clamming license and we can dig some clams!!!!  

I'll try to get some pix and post them. 

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On Board Belmira - finally!

Well, I never made it to the bead store this trip.  Oh well, there was lots to do and I really wanted to make sure I was able to break away on Friday.  Caught the train from Union Station at 10:20 a.m. and made it to Providence, RI by about 6:00 p.m  It was a delightful train ride, made even more fun by some great conversation with a wonderful gentleman who got off in Bridgeport, CT. - he sure made the time just fly by!

DH took me to Quitos in Bristol for dinner but I didn't take any pictures.  Last night though was another story altogether.  DH and I were joined by his brother Jordan and we went to Portas da Cidade Restaurant.  I love this place!  Here's what we had as an appetizer (Spanish Little Necks):

And here's what I had for dinner (Pork and Little Necks):

We got a few more clams today to add to the leftovers for our dinner on board tonight!  Yum, yum, yum!

We went out for a morning sail this morning - out into Mt. Hope Bay and under the bridge into the confluence of Narragansett and Mt. Hope Bays.  It was glorious.  Got a little bit of sun (remembered my sunscreen though so I'm just pink not red).  We came back in and got our provisioning done for a little trip we plan for this week.  More details on that later.

I've got a freebie for you tomorrow, so come back and check it out.

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