8 years ago
‘Lawn Order’
A while back, it was pointed out to me that local residents, mostly here in the Valley, had this obsession about keeping the grass cut.
Editorials
8 years ago
Green summer walking
Walking is always nice, relaxing, a way to think thoughts that are not about cold or mud.
8 years ago
Summer in the Maine woods: exploring our outdoors traditions
Maine has a storied tradition in the rugged outdoors. From Henry David Thoreau paddling down the Penobscot to President Theodore Roosevelt seeking adventure atop Mount Katahdin as a young man, generations of Americans have come to our state to experience all that it has to offer.
8 years ago
Strawberry champagne soup
It is human nature to resist being wrong. In fact, just about everyone can identify an acquaintance who will go on the most torturous, twisted and convoluted explanation known to man to explain why s/he is not wrong, despite all evidence to the contrary.
8 years ago
‘Do unto others’ in family research
In my last column, I discussed the difficulties that can arise when a genealogist must make an ethical decision whether to reveal material that might embarrass or hurt someone else.
8 years ago
Of missing toes and blackflies
News writing is a challenge. Each day a stack of mail, phone messages, and personal observations stand tall in the in basket. Assignment editors plow through this mass making phone calls, assigning items to follow up, postpone and dispose of. Dante’s “Inferno” creates a great parallel for the task.
8 years ago
Keep watching it
Since we are now in hurricane season, I wanted to say a few things about these tropical tempests.
8 years ago
Stand alone
Once upon a time, we fed ourselves from our gardens in summer and preserved like mad to make it through the snowy months.
8 years ago
Fulfilling a promise
This issue of Remember When is to fulfill a promise I made last time to share why I write the things I write.
8 years ago
Leading a canoe trip
Pulling off a multiday canoe trip while keeping everyone happy, safe and comfortable is what you hire a guide for, but it is not that hard to do for an experienced canoeist.
