Tag Archives: Newport RI

Down on the Farm

I posted over at the Milspouse blog about the CSA Danielle and I are members of. Now that it’s summer, we’ve got more veggies than we know what to do with: radishes, Swiss chard, broccoli rabe, spinach, mesclun, kale, and potted herbs that we can grow at home (we chose rosemary). Half the fun is

We ate till we sweated heavy cream

That’s right, we went to the Newport Clam Chowder Cook-Off yesterday with some friends. It was 80° and clear. A beautiful day to eat copious amounts of hot fatty chowder. There were, of course, interesting things to see (people, mainly). The best part of going to any of these summer festivals is the people watching.