In Pursuit Of Maine: June 3, 2015 - The Hunt For Maine

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

June 3, 2015 - The Hunt For Maine

If I were to leave the countryside and move to a crowded city area, I would be haunted for the rest of my life by Maine. I would see her in my dreams. Around every corner I turned, I would be looking for her green shadows. I would be listening for her birds, straining to hear their songs. I would look for the furtive movement of her deer and moose, only to be impoverished and starved by their loss. Alas, in vain I would search for her earthy scent until I perished.

But I am a hunter and I hunt for Maine and I cannot do anything else. I am mesmerized by Maine. I am in love with her bounty. I am awed by her beauty. I am left speechless by her natural wonders. I am made humble by her vast rivers and lakes. I am subdued by the treacherous cliffs of her shores. I am enslaved by her uncharted and untouched territories--wild, terrible, and free.

I am poisoned with her, the Mistress Maine. I am addicted to her, the beguiling green princess. I am obsessed with her fruited fields. I am infatuated by her woodland promises. I am completely enraptured by her savage wildness. I am lost in the depths of her mists. I am drowned gladly in her abundance. I am hopelessly . . . helplessly . . . drawn by her endlessly . . .

The hunt for the elusive princess continues . . .

"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.