In Pursuit Of Maine: February 1, 2015 - February Changes

Sunday, February 1, 2015

February 1, 2015 - February Changes

There’s a coating of ice on everything and a few feet of snow on almost everything, too. But don’t be afraid! Change is in the air now. What? You don’t think so? I told you what I saw yesterday and I heard the whispers in the woods, so don’t worry about how things look right now. Pay no attention to the ice and snow. Do not let the chilling cold frighten you. The outside world is just a reflection, a reflection that can be changed. Concern yourself with the inside world, the one that lives in your mind and heart. It is that world we will bring to manifest.

Now is the time to go into your house and find pretty little pieces of ribbon or strips of cloth. Bring them outside to your favorite tree or large bush. Then decide what it is you want, what changes you need to see, what you would like to do in the coming year. Hold your cloths and make your wishes, one for each strip of cloth. Then tie them onto a branch or thick twig of your tree and repeat them out loud as you tie.

She will find them, rest assured, and in a year’s time you will probably have forgotten your wishes. But they will come to pass whether you remember them or not. She will find them.

Don't let the ice deter you from your goals.

"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.