talking food at the ICA

Tonight is quite the line-up of events at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the Maine College of Art as part of 'Consumption,' a week of programming that explores our relationship to food. Today's schedule includes talks by the folks behind Rabelais, Sara Kanabey from (other) Portland's Farmer General, and a butchering demonstration by Rosemont Market's Jarrod Spangler. These guests are amongst film screenings, children's programs and culminating in a pop-up Filipino restaurant tomorrow evening. See the full schedule here.

nomadics: camping season begins

I now love to camp.  It's not something I grew up doing or had much interest in until, well, I moved to Maine.  I like the ritual of setting up and breaking down the tent...rolling it, and the sleeping bag, back up into the impossibly small bags that contain them.  It also provides an inexpensive way for me to travel and pick for the shop.  Last night was my first camping adventure for the season and although it's still off-season here - which meant no running water or electricity -  the couple who own the grounds were nice enough to let me crash. The huge trade-off was an oceanfront spot without a soul around and only the sound of the waves to fall asleep to.

in stock today

Short sleeve crochet sweater

High-waisted wool pants

Brown leather moccasins

Little acorn print blouse

Ankle boots with buckle

Wrangler denim jacket

Goose down vest with braided cord trim

Woolrich hooded rain jacket

Brown stitched leather work boots