Author: Julia B. Wilde
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Where to find Farmers Markets in Frederick throughout the Week
Farmers Markets are in full swing around Frederick County. Saturdays are the biggest market days, with at least six markets underway. But what if you need some fresh salad greens, local berries, or lamb chops on a different day? Luckily, on any given day (except for Mondays) you can find a farmers market somewhere in […]
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Frederick FiberFest: Spring Colors in Yarn
Last Saturday I ventured out to the spring FiberFest at the Frederick Fairgrounds. I wouldn’t consider myself a knitter, but I’ve been thinking about adding it to my toolbox of mindfulness practices. Mindfulness through yarn! Besides, it was a beautiful spring day, I knew that my favorite food trucks were going to be there, and […]
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Catoctin Breeze Vineyard
When I write about wine, it always helps to have a glass nearby for sips of inspiration. Right now, I have the 2020 Adagietto from Catoctin Breeze Vineyard in Thurmont, Maryland. Thanks to my membership in their Catoctin Cru wine club, I have plenty of Catoctin Breeze wine at my fingertips. The Adagietto is a […]
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The Maple Syrup Festival is a Sweet Way to Welcome Spring
Today, Sunday March 20th, is the final day of the 2022 Maple Syrup Festival at Cunningham Falls State Park. If you are looking for a way to get outside and enjoy this first day of spring, then a day in the woods sounds perfect to me. Learn about maple syrup production in Maryland, taste some […]
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Finding a Path Forward after Loss
Many of you have probably thought that I gave up on writing. I thought so too. This will be very different from my usual blog posts. I’m going to get personal. I don’t normally get personal in this blog, but I no longer have a “normal”. Last year, I lost my dear husband to glioblastoma, […]
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Viewing the Local Fair through the Eyes of a Traveler
I spent the day at the Great Frederick Fair for the first time in decades. If I was traveling in another country and I visited a local agricultural fair, I would have been inspired to write about it. The livestock, produce, and regional foods; they would all be fascinating to me. So why wouldn’t I […]
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Black Ankle Vineyards
Black Ankle Vineyards is one of our favorite places to take wine-loving guests visiting us in Frederick, especially those skeptical of Maryland wines. We enjoy seeing our friend’s reactions to the unique setting as we walk up the path to the winery. The first thing you see is the living roof, alive with color, providing […]
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On Summertime, Octopus Balls, and the Joy of Eating Out
With this Memorial Day weekend comes the unofficial start of summer and the promise of a better year. We are finally fully vaccinated and ready to start living again. The restaurants in Maryland are open and we are slowly getting back out there. While it feels a bit strange to be eating in public, we […]
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Wine-ing about Frederick Maryland
Our summer plans are starting to look up now that we’ve discovered we are surrounded by wineries. We always try to make wine a part of our life, visiting local wineries wherever we happen to be traveling and living. Frederick, Maryland is no exception. When I wrote this article about our visit to Big Cork […]
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A Glimpse of Porto, Portugal
Originally posted on Julia Eats:
This autumn we spent nearly a month in Porto, the second largest city in Portugal. Porto sits on the north bank of the Douro River, where the river empties out into the Atlantic Ocean. Portugal is historically a seafaring culture, so much of their food comes from the sea. We…
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