In Pursuit Of Maine: April 15, 2014

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

April 15, 2014 - Balancing Act

The little egg seems so out of place, balancing precariously on a grey day with the whole world flowing around it and the sea threatening to overtake it. Every day of our lives is a balancing act, beginning and ending with the breath. We breathe in, we breathe out. We take in the world, we expel it. I've always wondered if, when I was exhaling, something else was inhaling me. That is, if I inhale the energy the Earth has to offer me, upon my exhale, does the Earth inhale me? Is all of life just a push and pull, a give and take, an ebb and flow, the day and then the night? It seems to me that it is and that knowing your opposite is the key to balance. It seems to me that everything around me is telling me so, that everything stands in a perfect balance. Everywhere I look, this principle demonstrates itself to me, the little egg who balances, for now, on this lonely island.

"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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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

April 15, 2014 - Balancing Act