In Pursuit Of Maine: May 31, 2016

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

May 31, 2016 - To You, Abigail

TO YOU, ABIGAIL

Here’s to you, Abigail

born in 1782

died in 1863

wife of John Babson

a pretty stone

tall and hard

carved and stately

not quite as nice as John’s

but nice enough

showing wealth

power and influence

marking a life lived

and gone so soon

with the cares

the worries

the fears

the strife

the fight

finished now

no need to worry anymore

no need for money

eighty-one years

marked by a stone

by hardness

white and ghostly

a short story

encased in a cartouche

the life and death

of Abigail

wife of John Babson

"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.

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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 31, 2016

May 31, 2016 - To You, Abigail