In Pursuit Of Maine: May 6, 2014

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

May 6, 2014 - Circles

This rock called to me today. When I went to look, I saw that different lichen had formed, lived, and died, leaving behind a circular pattern. Nature loves circles, doesn't she? I think all of creation--everything--loves circles. Incense smoke curls around and around in circular clouds. On a calm day, fire will always spread out in a circular pattern. Water circles around and around as it rushes down a drain. And the Earth herself is a great circle who loves to repeat her favorite pattern over and over. Birds build circular nests, and animals turn in circles before settling down for sleep. Seashells and snails, mushroom fairy rings, rainbows, eggs, and everything. They all love that round arch, that graceful sway of momentum, up and down and around and around. And far away up in space, another rock circles and circles around the Earth, dancing in an eternal embrace. The whole of our existence is spinning and spinning, as if to say over and over, "I am!"

"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, May 6, 2014

May 6, 2014 - Circles