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Rainy day work. When I’m working on this old place I wonder what the original builders would think of my choice of tools and materials. They had axes and hatchets. I try to follow their vision when things become so far gone that repairs are necessary. I try not to remove too much original workmanship. I follow their lead from 2 centuries out. They were good at what they did and they did it with very little. #Slaughterton #slaugterton #thisoldhouse #easternshore #chesapeake

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She’s become a Knitter. So wherever there are not stacks of paint and paintings there are piles of yarn. We are both just busy as bees.

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Weddingeddon 2018 Part 1 is in the can. Now 2 weeks of studio time to crank out work for #chestertownartisanmarket and #chestertownteapartyfestival buy first a nap.

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#magnoliacaterers #marylandwedding #easternshorewedding (at Bozman, Maryland)

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Caprese Skewers. #magnoliacaterers #marylandwedding #catering

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Another Saturday night of wild and reckless abandon. #catering #easternshorewedding #marylandwedding

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I starred working on this old pile in 1996. 22 years later I got a mud room. It was there, I was just baking bread furiously to feed the babies. Now I bake when I want and I built me a porch and a mud room. Next I’m tackling the east attic. #thisoldhouse #slaughterton #easternshoremd

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Dudley the Half Fainting Goat on the run. #goat

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Wedding Prep. #magnoliacaterers

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Working on a larger Bloody Point Light painting. #bloodypointlighthouse #bloodypoint #kentisland #chesapeake #chesapeakebay #chesterriver #easternbay #workboats #deadrise #oysters #maryland #marylandart #marylandfolkart #folkart #outsiderart #outsiderartist

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Porch Time.

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Cheddar Chive Ham #biscuits

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Spring Cleaning. She says I can rent a damn boat.

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If I was Cy Twombly I’d be done and counting my cash. But I’m not. New boards for new work. #outsiderart #outsiderartist #visionaryart

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May. #easternshore #chesapeake #chesapeakebay #easternshoremd #maryland #familyfarm

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#goats love #crostini

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Building out more studio space. There is never enough.