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Perry, Maine descendants of Edward & Rebecca Bugby, c.1885.

Incident at Ipswich (part 2)

April 28, 2013

William Laud acted promptly. The records of the Privy Council show that a warrant for tying up the two Ipswich vessels was issued within the week.

In the course of research into our property’s history, we came across some intriguing material related to a direct ancestor of our farm’s 1824 founder, Edward Bugbee. With further research we cobbled together one family's true story.

Golding house c.1905 - Rob driving the wagon with his father, Nathaniel standing behind.

Little Gussie

January 25, 2013

It seems that the New Year invariably brings with it some early spring cleaning. While organizing photos, letters and papers we’ve gathered about the history of our property, I came across a real life Cinderella story.

The stenciled clock in our upstairs hall.

Boxes

October 25, 2011

We are pleased to announce the addition of a new line of gift boxes to our The Tradition of the New collection.

The George Eaton House decked out for the Calais Centennial

Hot off the press

July 31, 2011

On the heels of the Down East magazine article, ‘Every Mainer’s Kitchen” comes a feature story about our bath renovations in Old House Journal magazine’s Special Fall Issue: Creating beautiful vintage baths.

First salmon poppy to open above a backdrop of late season bloomers - japanese anemone.

In Bloom

June 13, 2011

Each season on the farm has its own magic. Here's a little bit of spring.

Our new kitchen with vintage sink, painting above, 'Springs' by Mary Rood Hendler

And Finally, Cabinets

May 29, 2011

Building new cabinets is one part creative thinking and one part problem solving. There are many practical questions to work through.

Some Light on the Matter

May 20, 2011

Peeling back the layers of our significantly altered kitchen, unearthed just one original feature that had actually survived intact - the 4 inch wide, clear pine, strip floor.