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Rainy Labor Day in Maine

Today we journeyed out in the heavy rain in search of New England Clam Chowder:

Mabels Lobster Claw in Kennebunkport has been in operation since the 1950's.

http://www.mabelslobster.com/

This is what it would look like on a sunny day.

What should I have?

Thick, creamy clam chowder - yum!

Lobster risotto served in scallop shells - the Queen loved it.

Joni had Arctic Char - it is from the salmon family - great!!!

Raspberry pie & ice cream - almost forgot to take the picture it was so good.

Waiting for her driver

This is what it looked like out the window - heavy rain & fog so some picture below are from the internet.

The Wedding Cake House in Kennebunkport

Walker's Point - The Bush compound.

The end of the tourist season - everyone is heading south - thanks for visiting our state!

After a long ride in the traffic jam we stopped for a treat before going home.

http://www.stonewallkitchen.com/

 Good Night.

Transformation - Cherry Tomatoes

The cherry tomatoes have been oven roasted for future use in pasta sauce, salads & snacks:

Transformation - Monday

Remember the eggplant? It has been transformed into Mario Batali's Eggplant Parmigiana:

To be consumed at a later date - here is the receipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/eggplant-parmigiana-recipe/index.html

Governor John Langdon House - Sunday

On Sunday we toured the Governor John Langdon House in Portsmouth, NH - He was the first governor of New Hampshire. He was born on a farm in New Hampshire and with his brother became very wealthy building ships and exporting goods to England.  George Washington visited this house during the Revolutionary times.

for more information: http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/gov.-john-langdon-house

There was an exhibit on display in two of the rooms of photographs by Steve Rosenthal, he has been photographing old New England churches since the 1960's. He started his career as an architect  and switched to architectural photography. Here is an example of his work:

for more information: http://steverosenthalphoto.com/

After the tour we had Bacon, Basil and Tomato sandwiches with homemade hash browns.

Harvest Day - Sunday

 Yesterday we picked lots of veggies from the garden:

Beautiful eggplants

 A medley of peppers

Many varieties of cherry tomatoes

Stay tuned to see what happens next.

Happy Sunday!!