If you’re reading this, you may have gone to public school. You went to school somewhere to learn how to read, right? If you went to public school, you probably ate public school lunch. You may have had a favorite meal and were so excited when pizza burger day came around. Or mac and cheese. Read More
Author: Jamie Reddinger
Snacks: they’re mine and I won’t share. Yes, I’m being shellfish.
I love snacks. I love every kind of snack. Portable snacks. Snacks you eat with a spoon or chopsticks. Snack mixes. Nuts, dried fruits, rice crackers, seaweed, spicy, saucy, sweet, salty… I love it all. I love the textures, I love the sound, I love the flavor combinations. Snack mixes are convenient for an on-the-go fuel Read More
Are chicken feet the next chicken wing?
I knew a little about chicken feet before we moved here. I had first seen them when I still lived in Vermont; a coworker traveled regularly to China for business and once he brought back a vacuum-sealed package of chicken feet. They were in a red sauce but I could still see the toenails and Read More
Durian…evil Chinese fruit or evil Chinese fruit?
Trendy durian When we got to China, we heard about this fruit, durian, and its polarizing effect. You either like it or you hate it. It has a distinctive smell, for sure; it smells like…it’s hard to describe. I think it smells like a cross between a dirty bathroom and feet. And onions. Kim can’t Read More
One of the favorite chapters in our story, Beauport Inn
So many pages… The Beauport was our home base before we left Maine. Even when we lived in Maine, Beauport felt like home too. It was one of our favorite places to get away to. We could relax there. And we could be productive there. I’m adding some more proof of just how at home Read More
Becoming immigrants to China
In a little over a week, Kim, Aubrie and I will be initiating what I like to call Phase 27 of the process of moving to China. Trip prep Phases 1-26 started months ago. Kim began researching how we relocate there, not for vacation but for business AND pleasure. We will teach English in public Read More
La Festival de la langosta (Or, Lobsterfest)
Ok, this post is actually about Rockland’s Lobsterfest, held in early August in Maine. (I’m feeling kinda Tican since I’m sitting in Costa Rica as I write this, so the title has a little Spanish influence.) Lobsterfest is a celebration of all things lobster, including lobster rolls, lobster Caesar salad, lobster won-tons, painted lobster pictures, Read More
Our hearts said “nachos” so our heads said “Rose Cove!”
You’ll learn that we love beer. And pizza and nachos. And a lot of other things that aren’t so healthy for us. We also love to make wise food decisions too, but you won’t read about that in this blog. We were in Ogunquit, ME, for another massage-a-palooza a few weekends ago. On our way Read More
All hail the Camden Curry King!
This endeavor started months ago with an innocent invitation to join a Facebook group. Kim had invited me into the Camden Curry (top secret) Club group. Normally when I join a group, I have some kind of attachment to it. For example, I am in the Rock Coast Rollers group because I participate and volunteer Read More