In Pursuit Of Maine: June 6, 2014 - Bridge To The Multiverse

Friday, June 6, 2014

June 6, 2014 - Bridge To The Multiverse

Which way will you take the bridge? Will you hop from the land and disappear into the tree? Will you come from the tree world and enter the land? Here is yet another example of a fairy bridge, and this one is particularly bold. Some of the others I have shown you could possibly be passed off as "normal" bridges even though they traversed nothing and were clearly unnecessary. But this bridge, this bridge is a typical example of the exasperation and yet wonderment one feels when sharing the land with fairies. On the left the bridge may look as though it stops directly at the tree, but what is the point of that? On the right the bridge hovers in a patch of sparkling unidentified vegetation but does not touch the ground, and what is the point of that? In either case, it makes no sense to humans who see no point whatsoever, but it makes perfect sense to the denizens of Fairy. They come and go as they please and throw bridges out before me to create a whirlwind of temptation. If I were to cross the bridge in either direction, it is highly likely I would never be seen again, at least not in this century. People disappear all the time. Someday I will cross the bridge, but today is not that day.

"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.