In Pursuit Of Maine: April 18, 2014 - Fairy Bridges

Friday, April 18, 2014

April 18, 2014 - Fairy Bridges

The key to identifying a fairy bridge is to see where it starts and where it ends. What does it connect? What does it span? If a traveler were to cross the bridge, what might his destination be? If you cannot answer these questions, you are most likely dealing with a fairy bridge. Fairy bridges begin nowhere and end nowhere. They connect nothing, span nothing, and there is no destination for having traveled it. The photo below is a prime example of a fairy bridge. One could easily walk around on the left of it, so it does not span water as a necessity. It begins nowhere and ends nowhere, and on top of it all, it is made of wood and stone without metal. Fairies, as you know, do not care for metal at all. Having said all of the above, the weary traveler crosses a fairy bridge at his own risk, and a considerable risk at that. No one comes off a fairy bridge unchanged. No one. You may not be traveling over earthly things on a fairy bridge, but rest assured that if you cross one, you have voyaged nonetheless.

"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.