A variety of stories about home and garden from our contributors.
But I have the stuff, eerrr food, to warm you and take away that chill to the bone. Oh the weather outside is frightful but the smell coming from the kitchen is so delightful! As I write this, the snow is coming down and I have a nice pot of lamb shanks in red wine, ...
Gifts to make & give or bring along to a holiday celebration, are a wonderful way to express your love and friendship. With these economic times, making a food gift may well help keep this holiday season spending down. So rather than be my sassy self, or teach you the origins of each and every ...
Usually I write something sassy in my column, but this column is dedicated to my mother in law who passed away on October 23rd. Let us all be thankful for those people we have in our lives – our friends, our families, whether they be blood or not, and for those who have passed on ...
In a world where there seems to be so much stress and strife, we look for ways to perk our moods up. There are times when we just wish there were some sort of happy pill that would put us into a better mood when we are feeling down, or cranky, or perhaps something that ...
I say that with confidence, because Maine blueberries are small, luscious, tasty, and rich in antioxidants. Those berries from away, are fat, mushy, and less tasty in my somewhat humble Maine opinion. They just simply do not have the zing that our Mane berries do. They not only taste great, but they look beautiful as ...
Call it what you will…Sea spider, sea bug, but it’s LOBSTAH all the same! The Happy CookerThe not so itsy bitsy lobstah crawled into the lobstah trap Next thing ya know, he’s cooked and ya hear a SNAP! Off comes his tail and then off come his claws And he’s served up with buttah, corn ...
An unbalanced check register, a bank statement and a stack of bills can be the triple threat for some people. Even for those individuals who are usually not flummoxed by the everyday handling of finances, unforeseen mishaps can send them into a quandary. And sometimes it doesn’t take much. Debit cards are designed for the ...
