In Pursuit Of Maine: May 17, 2014 - Bones

Saturday, May 17, 2014

May 17, 2014 - Bones

Do not be afraid of me! Do not recoil when you see me. Do not avert your eyes. Do not run away. When I was in the physical land of the living--that is, when my body was animated--I was a deer. I ran in the forests and drank from the streams. I ate flowers and shrubbery. I frolicked with my friends. I delighted in feeling the sun on my back, the wind in my fur, the rain on my face, and the earth on my hooves. But then I died. It was my time to go. I stumbled on a rock outcrop and fell into the ocean. I was swept away so quickly, and there I drowned. Then the ocean brought me back to the land and placed me in this corner of the cove. Small animals, insects, bacteria, and fungi have already been here and taken what they needed. Now my bones wait to slowly disappear. The ocean will make quick work of me.

I am not filled with sorrow but, instead, peace. I lived a good and free life. I was happy and filled with the joy and energy of the Sun. I participated in everything the universe had to offer me, and I still participate in a way. Life still goes on for many other animated creatures, and parts of me go with them. The essence of who I was--the essence of the deer--that is still with me and always will be. That which invokes the experience of being a deer is still a part of me and every other deer that ever existed or will exist. I still run with the herd because I am the herd. Do not cry for me, for I am free.

"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.