In Pursuit Of Maine: February 4, 2016

Thursday, February 4, 2016

February 4, 2016 - The Sun's Promise

THE SUN’S PROMISE

I promise you

I will never leave you

when it’s cold

and gray

and sorrow abounds

I will still be here

waiting

hoping

trying

fighting

shining.

I promise this

you can always call on me

when others leave

and you’re crushed

with sorrow,

a constant tormentor

and abandoned

destitute

dejected

fearful

but not alone

Never alone

I promise this

I will be here

with the light of the world

the hope of humanity

the warmth of the heart

the spark of the soul

the fire of passion

the brilliance of the mind

the illumination

Even on the blackest days

and nights of terror

I will be here

lighting the way

one candle in the dark

one flicker of intent

to show the way

back to love.

"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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Thursday, February 4, 2016

February 4, 2016 - The Sun's Promise