In Pursuit Of Maine: April 12, 2014

Saturday, April 12, 2014

April 12, 2014 - The Looking Glass

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest one of all?" What phrase might the Evil Queen have used had she chosen to peer into this looking glass instead? As the snow melts, the water forms still pools in the depressions of the forest. At the bottom of these temporary pools is a sheet of solid ice. It is this sheet of ice with the water gently quivering above it that creates the Looking Glass of this magic forest, visible only at this time of year. If the Evil Queen had peered within and seen the sheet of ice, might it not have reflected back to her the ice in her own heart? And in seeing the ice and knowing its fragility, might she have been a bit kinder toward Snow White, not insisting that the Huntsman bring back her heart? Would the Huntsman (who dwells in these very woods I watch over, mind you) have been more loyal to the Evil Queen, aware that she had peered into her own soul? We cannot know since she chose to look into the Mirror of Man instead of the Mirror of Eternity.

"The Plain Maine Cookbook" is my own collection of vintage Maine recipes that will immediately bring you back to a simpler time, a less confused time. These recipes are more than just comfort food. They're family food, traditional food, simple food, plain food. One bite and you'll say, "Ah, yes! I remember my grandmother used to make this. I had forgotten all about it!" Recipes for whoopie pies, funnel cakes, fried fiddleheads, haymaker's switchel, coffee can bread, glogg, and much more are in these pages. There is even a recipe on how to render lard. So open the door and go back to some simple, time-tested foods you can prepare easily. You'll find that you save money and waste less by "making do" with commodity cooking. What's in the pantry or in the garden is what's for dinner.

"So You Want to Move to Maine" is an invaluable little book in helping people to make a permanent move to Maine. It will save you a ton of time because all the initial footwork is done for you, including 100 links on how to find work and living quarters, getting your driver's license, pet requirements, programs for people with disabilities, programs for senior citizens, getting married in Maine, hidden taxes and expenses, hospitals, health insurance, handling a real winter like a pro, etc. Stop being "just a number" or another face in the crowd. Walk away from the rat race. Become boldly individualistic and make your mark in life. You can still do that in Maine, one of the last holdouts of ordinary, old-fashioned, kind, and decent American living.

I’ve chosen 37 unique fairy tales that will be loved by both adults and children as they can be read and interpreted on many levels. But if you are looking for only sweet tales that end in joy and fairness, you may want to pass this book by. Some fairy tales are simply “dark,” and that is because sometimes life is simply dark. Not always, of course, but often enough. Sometimes the hero lives; sometimes he dies. Check out my book, “Fairy Tales of Maine,” in the photo link below. If you are brave, you might just meet yourself in one of these tales.

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Saturday, April 12, 2014

April 12, 2014 - The Looking Glass