To start, the winner of contest #2 is Emily! Thanks for all the comments! Emily, since you're coming to visit anyway, I'll hold onto your winning jam selection. It will include my latest batch which is a mix of peach, blueberry and blackberry, called Love Hurts Jam, which I made with homemade apple pectin, which I will post about separately!
And onto other contests. We participated in our first chowda cook off at the Dumont's house last weekend. I thought Raph should have won, because his vegetarian clam chowder was SO AMAZINGLY good! But alas, to all the other tasters (like over 50) there wasn't enough chunks of lobster and clams to make the cut. In any case, it was super fun.
Sam liked it as you can see!
Camille was in charge of all the administrative aspects, signing people in, handing out the testing sheets, etc. 
Bertrand had his personal accordian accompaniment in Jesse who added a few chords to every important announcement. Jesse had bought it that day and could already play it. We got it at a yard sale, and Evan got a Tim and Becky got a fiddle...good day for the Moore clan and instruments.
Nicky was cute as always.
Farm hands on a baby. Good stuff.
I'm not doing the weekend justice with words, so I hope some of these images convey how awesome it was. Rhode Island is a magical place, and I'm so glad I get a taste of magic regularly. It is such a magical mix of stunning place, people who know how to live, and good food!
