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• Boothbay Region Garden Club

  Fri, 10/18/2019 - 7:15am

  Monday, Oct. 21 at 9 a.m.: Weeding team meets at Boothbay Memorial Park; Sunday, Oct. 27 at 1 p.m.: Making Strides Against Cancer, Damariscotta’; Monday, Oct. 28 and Tuesday, Oct. 29: 1 p.m.: NEGC Annual Meting, Woodstock Inn Resort, Woodstock, Vermont; Thursday , Oct. 31: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: 2019 Garden Club Federation of Maine Fall Conference, Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta. Program will include a presentation on Barth day lilies and a talk by Kevin Leavitt, an organic...
• Lyme Time

  What is this tick?

  Wed, 10/16/2019 - 1:30pm

  

  Ticks have a potential life cycle of three years. I say “potential” because if the they do not have a host to feed on, if they do not get the blood supply they need to grow and thrive, they will die. Hence, the reason they are so persistent in their search for a host and active when the temps are wet, damp and above freezing. They have one focus and one focus only: find a host and feed. I have people emailing me photos or coming up to me at events and asking, “What kind of tick is this?” or...
• A Bird’s Tale

  Three Possible Futures for Maine’s Birds

  Wed, 10/16/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  The desire to look into the future seems to have obsessed humans for millennia. Stories of people with mystical powers to foretell events are found throughout ancient texts and oral traditions. Modern sci-fi and fantasy books and movies are chock full of time travel episodes. Even Charles Dickens, in his famous story “A Christmas Carol,” invokes the idea of peeking into what is to come when Scrooge is led to see one possible future by the scariest of the three ghosts that visit him in his...
• Live, laugh and love!

  Delicata squash

  Wed, 10/16/2019 - 11:30am

  

  I want to thank everyone who came out and supported our first fundraiser for our Alumni Association. It was a fabulous turnout and raised over $1,800. Not only did I see lots of old friends, I was able to make some new ones. Big shout-out to Jennie Mitchell, for letting us use her restaurant. Jennie always goes above and beyond on helping our community. I want to thank everyone who donated things and to all the people who made and brought food. I also want to thank Lynn Martin. She told me she’...

• Where it’s at ... Seasonal thrills and chills

  Wed, 10/16/2019 - 7:30am

  

  Earthy scents fill the crisp cool air sending chills up your spine ... but don’t kid yourself. It’s not just the weather. It’s October ... a magical month for spirits and humans alike! If you’re up for seasonal, extremely diverting fun, read on ... Now through Oct. 31 The Halloween Story Trail - Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Oak Hill Farm, 60 Samoset Road, BOOthbay Harbor. This year’s story: “The Ugly Pumpkin.” FMI: www.bbrlt.org Andrew Wyeth exhibition...
• ’Round Town

  John

  Wed, 10/16/2019 - 7:15am

  

  Back in my earlier years of photography I got to be a guest at many wedding events. The Lawnmeer Inn was a very popular setting and it was, for me, at that time, a regular and enjoyable venue. The Reed family, and I mean the entire family, managed, staffed and maintained the Inn, along with much local support. It was a good gig on weekends throughout the season. A devoted group of regular part timers helped make the ship stay on schedule. In the early days of my association with the Inn, I do...
• Joe’s Journal

  Rule One

  Wed, 10/16/2019 - 7:00am

  My smartphone came to life at the end of last week. I was taking a well-deserved nap after driving to Indiana to visit our kids, grandkids, and, gulp, great-grandkids. “Did you see it,” asked Ms. Pigette, as she ducked her head when a large MDOT truck rolled past her post on Route 27, where she holds up a mailbox. “A bunch of Republican senators and congressmen came out and, on the record, challenged the president’s move to pull U. S. Armed forces out of Syria,” she said. “At the same time,...

• Boothbay Region Lions Club

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 10:00am

  

  The Boothbay Region Lions Club met Oct. 9. We hosted a Lions Club zone meeting attended by several members from the Nobleboro and Damariscotta/Newcastle clubs. These two clubs as well as our club reported various activities members have been involved in over the past few months. All these clubs are very active in the communities they serve. There was a lot of discussion about how to recruit new members to our clubs. Several ideas were entertained, including starting Leo Clubs for the kids,...

• Knights of Pythias

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 7:45am

  Greetings everyone from the Knights of Pythias Lodge #32. Coming up on Saturday, Oct. 19 is our Lobster Bake/Music Jam on the dock fundraiser. This will be once again be held at the Boothbay Lobster Wharf. Serving will start at 11:30 a.m. and run till 3:30. Single lobster meals are $25 and twins for $35. Includes soft drink, clams, corn and chips. Hamburger meals will be $15 and includes soft drink, chips and cole slaw. Adult beverages can be purchased at the Lobster Wharf’s bar. We hope you...

• Southport Column: Saying good-bye, Fall Festival and more

  Mon, 10/14/2019 - 4:00pm

  Mixed feelings come with the realization that (1) the final Southport Yacht club event, the annual pot luck supper, was last Saturday evening, so we will soon see the ramps and floats pulled, and only a few lobster boats in the harbor; (2) water is going off on Thursday, Oct. 17; (3) thus many people are leaving for the season, and (4) many businesses are now closed. Yes, our roads will carry less traffic, the Southport Bridge now opens only on demand, and life will slow down, but we have said...

• American Legion Post 36

  Mon, 10/14/2019 - 10:15am

  

  I would like to take this opportunity to thank the American Legion Boothbay Region Auxiliary and the Sons of the Legion for their culinary skills at last Saturday’s annual Awards Dinner. Except for the short panic of being out of propane just when we were to start cooking dinner (see the letter to the editor), the food was terrific and a good time was had by all. This was the time to recognize those who have gone the extra mile to support the Post. First, we recognized Ben Rumney, William...
• A Bird’s Tale

  Last Shorebirds, First Waterfowl: Our Mindfulness Big Year Update

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  There are only a few months left now in our Mindfulness Big Year . If you’re reading about it for the first time or it sounds vaguely familiar to you, a Big Year is a birding challenge to find as many species of birds as possible during one calendar year within a predefined region. People do Big Years at scales from the largest possible (the entire world) to a country, state, county, city, or even in a backyard. In the waning days of 2018, we decided to do a Big Year within Maine in 2019. Our...

• Where It’s At ... the Halloween Story Trail!

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 11:00am

  

  If you’re looking for something to do between now and Oct. 31 with the kids that doesn’t involve candy or costumes, you should check out the Halloween Story Trail! This is the fourth year the Boothbay Region Land Trust has offered this seasonal event. Environmental Educator Tracey Hall decides what book will be featured and this year it’s “The Ugly Pumpkin,” written and illustrated by Dave Horowitz. “The Ugly Pumpkin,” is reminiscent of the Hans Christian Andersen tale of “The Ugly Duckling” or...
• Live, laugh and love!

  One-pan haddock chowder

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 10:15am

  

  I can’t believe it’s been one year already that I’ve been writing for the Boothbay Register; this is week 52. I can’t thank Sarah Morley and Kevin Burnham enough for giving me this wonderful opportunity to write for our local paper. Thank you all for the ongoing support and encouragement. I realize I’m no scholar ... I’ve been known to make fun of my own language, lol. As long as I can keep people laughing at my expense, I’m all in. My fish chowder, made with haddock from Pinkham’s, has been a...
• Lyme Time with Paula Jackson Jones

  Vectorborne Workgroup Surveillance report update

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 10:00am

  

  Once a year, I like to share a Maine CDC Vector-borne Workgroup Surveillance report update. This information can be found year-round on their website, but I prefer to compile it into a manner that makes it easier to read and understand. I also prefer to do it in the Fall for a couple of reasons. One, to highlight where the levels of tick-borne disease are by disease and by county but also to remind my readers that ticks are still active, and that prevention are still needed to avoid having a...
• Out of Our Past

  Pete Jones and March Hill, Part I

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 7:30am

  

  I wrote this article in 1991, during my third year of writing articles for the historical society that appeared in the Register. It is slightly revised and lengthened. In 1985 my eighth-grade son Keith was assigned a local history project. We knew our Linekin Neck home had been part of a late 1800s pogie (fish) factory so that seemed like a good topic. Talks with townspeople narrowed down some likely sources: Clyde Dodge, Everett Vannah's daughter Mary Alice Fairley, and Pete Jones (born 1899,...
• ’Round Town

  Jean and Evelyn

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 7:15am

  

  It is always a better day when crossing paths with this pair of lovely young ladies. And there are many paths that cross. These are the Southport goodwill twins. When you see Evelyn you seldom don’t see Jean. They are a great and indefatigable team of pleasantness and their visits, accidental or intended, bring joy. At the island post office, Evelyn and Jean are an institution. When they show up you can be sure that the parking lot will keep vehicles longer as there is much catching up and...
• Joe’s Journal

  Good cops meet a bad dude

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 7:00am

  

  Kudos to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency for their quick and professional takedown of a “bad dude” last week. I know it was a pro operation because it happened in front of my eyes. Here is the story. Last Monday, I drove one of Linekin Bay Resort’s international students to Brunswick. He wanted to catch the Downeaster to Boston, where he would meet up with some friends and do a bit of touring before going home to Europe. When the train rumbled into the station, he got on board, so I waved...

• Our old friends, the Crawleys

  Tue, 10/08/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  Like a lot of other folks, I went to see the “Downton Abbey” movie recently. The lights dimmed, the familiar music started and I smiled as soon as I caught my first glimpse of the Abbey. After it was over, my friend and I commented that seeing the movie was like visiting with old friends. And we weren’t the only ones who felt that way. Snippets of other conversations echoed our remarks. We could hear the words “old friends” coming from those in front and behind us as we left the theater. It...

• News and Notes from The Community Center

  Tue, 10/08/2019 - 1:00pm

  We will be closed on Oct. 14 to observe Indigenous People’s Day. Sign-up for Sandra Leonard’s Flower Arranging classes is now occurring. Beginning with “Fundamentals of Design” on Oct. 22, she will follow with “Mass Design” on Oct. 29. In November she will offer “Line Design” on the 5th, “Dried Arrangements” on the 12th, and “Seasonal Arrangements” on the 19th. Each student is responsible for his or her own supplies and there are lists available. One may call in to register for one, several, or...

• Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

  Tue, 10/08/2019 - 11:45am

  It’s fall, and here at the library that means we’ve switched over to our off-season/school year schedule of re-occurring programs. Book clubs that took a summer hiatus are meeting again. The I Love a Mystery! Book Club will meet on the second Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. October, however, is an exception; because of the holiday weekend, they’ll be meeting on Saturday the 19th. October’s title is “Pieces of Her” by Karin Slaughter. Books and Bites, the large print book club at St...

• American Legion Post 36

  Tue, 10/08/2019 - 11:15am

  

  All legionnaires, your families and friends, are invited to the post’s annual dinner this Saturday, Oct. 12; this year we are adding the celebration of the American Legion’s 100th anniversary to the activities. Lots to celebrate: (1) our Auxiliary has been reinvigorated this year; (2) the Sons of the Legion just received its charter and now is an enthusiastic member of our Post; (3) membership continues to grow; (4) more exciting events have been added to this year’s calendar; (5) we have...

• Southport Column: Rather worldly, Jibo and more

  Tue, 10/08/2019 - 8:15am

  We may live on a small island in Maine, but this past weekend we had a variety of “big city” opportunities. We could go to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to see a very creative production of “Alice in Wonderland.” At Newagen Inn we could drink Greek, Italian, and French wines, each described by Mark Anthony, a restaurateur and sommelier, as we ate a four-course meal. And on Sunday we could go to the Southport Town Hall to hear University professor, Libby Bischof, speak enthusiastically...

• Clamshell Quilters

  Sat, 10/05/2019 - 8:30am

  Clamshell Quilters will be meeting on Monday, Oct. 14, at Faith Baptist Church, Mills Road, Newcastle, at 2 p.m. Member Judy Sala will show how to make appliquéd fabric leaves. The workshop will start at 2 p.m. If you can’t make it that early, there will still be time to learn the technique so that you can complete a similar project at home. For supply list, email: rtownsend7@roadrunner.com At 5:30, we will hold a planning session to set up a calendar for 2020. Bring ideas for workshops,...

• Trevett Column: Halloween potluck Oct. 16

  Fri, 10/04/2019 - 8:00am

  Prizes, prizes, prizes. Come in costume or a decorated hat for a chance to win. Our Halloween potluck is Oct. 16 starting at 5:30 p.m. Barb, Arlene, Irena, Judy and Tom would like you to bring an appetizer, main or side dish or dessert to share along with your beverage of choice. As always, coffee and water are available. These hosts have a reputation for over the top hall decorations. So plan on coming and perhaps you will share a meal with Count Dracula or Marilyn Monroe. Joan and Kathleen...
• A Bird’s Tale

  Watching Bird Migration and Urging Protection

  Wed, 10/02/2019 - 10:15am

  

  We had a sprightly little northern parula warbler hopping around in our crabapple tree a few days ago, it’s sky-blue head and wings creating a subtle contrast among the red-brown leaves. Several days later we spied a black-throated green warbler showing off its yellow cheeks high up in a birch tree in Winthrop. Due to work-related travel schedules, we haven’t had much time to look seriously for migrating warblers. Nonetheless they have found us. Other folks are seeing lots of warblers across...
• ’Round Town

  Weather

  Wed, 10/02/2019 - 7:30am

  

  Let me say right up front that the acorn image is enlarged for illustration purposes. Imagine how big the squirrels would be to harvest these bad boys! They would need to be French bulldog size. My acorn sizing in this week’s class is intended to help me explain the difficult and controversial subject of weather prediction, using what used to be referred to as “Old Wives’ Tales.” Suffice it to say, out of respect for current political correctness trends, that I will not use that term. In today’...
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  Autumn cake made by Evelyn

  Wed, 10/02/2019 - 7:15am

  

  This week is all about one of my twinners, Evie Greenleaf. She has come up with an awesome use of fresh apples that she’s named autumn cake. It is a wonderful recipe. Thank you my dear daughter for sharing with all of us. Here is the grocery list: Three large eggs, two cups of sugar, one teaspoon of vanilla extract, two cups of flour, two teaspoons of ground cinnamon, one teaspoon of baking powder, a 1/2 teaspoon of salt, four cups of fresh peeled apples, 3/4 cup of pecans or walnuts, 1/3 cup...
• Joe’s Journal

  Two aspirin, please

  Wed, 10/02/2019 - 7:00am

  

  I drove past Ms. Pigette the other day on my way off the peninsula. I was going to stop and chat, but she just waved at me. I think she was waving with her whole hand, but I can’t be sure of that. After all, there is a lot going on in our beloved nation, and I am sure she was busy chatting with her sources and listening to news reports on her smartphone. Don’t ask me how a wooden statue holding up a mailbox has a smartphone, or who pays the bill. There are just some details I don’t want to know...

• News and Notes from the Community Center

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 1:30pm

  Since we are experiencing a wonderful early fall with beautiful weather and many activities still happening, we have decided to delay opening for Friday Night Games until November. We hope to see you then for board games and the usual coffee and treats. Pat McKee reports that Love To Dance is going strong and she is happy to be back encouraging people to move through dance. One may drop in any Thursday morning from 10:30-11:30 and join in the fun. We plan to be closed on Oct. 14 to observe...
• Lyme Time with Paula Jackson Jones

  National Lyme Disease Association Conference Recap

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  It was a great honor for me to have worked at the 20th annual Scientific Conference on Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases on Sept. 21 and 22 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Hilton Penn’s Landing on the banks of the Delaware. It was jointly co-hosted by the national Lyme Disease Association (LDA) and Columbia University. Working this conference gave me backstage insight and a front row seat to the transformation of medical minds. I saw that because I worked the registration table and had...

• Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 11:30am

  My favorite place to enjoy my first cup of morning coffee is in our sun room, watching the yellow finches, black capped chickadees, simple wrens, red breasted robins, blue jays, warblers and the occasional cardinal, all zooming between the various bird feeders. A variety of wood peckers, black-backed and red-headed, feed constantly on the trucks of the birches. The beautiful song and dance of the humming birds completes the picture. One recent morning I watched as a Cooper hawk swooped down and...

• American Legion Post 36

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 11:00am

  

  The annual Post 36 dinner is fast coming up. Going forward we will have to change the name as the dinner is now for our expanded Boothbay Region Legion family. The Auxiliary, the Son’s, and the Post are now hosting this event with the goal of ensuring that all members and their families have an opportunity to participate in all that we do ... officially. Spouses, sons, daughters, grandkids of veterans, past and present, can now be members of our organization and are all welcome to come to the...

• Boothbay Region Garden Club

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 10:30am

  The weeding team will meet at Boothbay Memorial Park on Monday, Oct. 7 at 9 a.m. The BRGC board meeting will be held at St. Andrews Village in the arts and crafts room on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 10:30 a.m. The general meeting will also be held on Oct. 9 at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church at noon. Following a light lunch served by the Tea Committee. Alice Mutch, landscape expert, will share her tips for enhancing your garden without changing it. Geometry 102 --- Be a square! Flowers for Fun at the...

• Southport Column: Red, white and green

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 8:15am

  Jane and John Lunt have returned from a great trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, and France, first visiting their granddaughter who is studying for a semester in Copenhagen and then combining a barge trip along French canals with a trip to Normandy, and enjoying driving through the countryside. Today Jane was telling us of a stop they made in a small French town where, intrigued by the sign, they entered a shop to find women hand producing umbrellas in beautiful designs and fabrics. Next time it...

• Boothbay Region Lions Club

  Mon, 09/30/2019 - 9:00am

  The Boothbay Region Lions Club met for a regular meeting on Sept. 25. A wonderful meal was enjoyed provided by our kitchen crew of Lions Alan, Mary and Duane. Our speaker for the meeting was June Johnson from the Sebago Lions Club, who is the president of the Maine Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation. She spoke about the foundation renewing its partnership with the Iris Network and told us about the wonderful work the foundation is doing in the areas of vision and hearing. June is specifically...
• A Bird’s Tale

  Loss of Three Billion Birds is a Signal We Must Heed

  Wed, 09/25/2019 - 8:15am

  

  There are some of you out there who have been saying for many years that the numbers of birds you see now have seemed only a shadow of what you remembered decades ago. Sadly, that sense of reduced abundance was confirmed last week in a study published in Science . Researchers reported in that rigorous academic journal that there were nearly three billion fewer total birds in North America than there were in the 1970s. They also showed that the number of birds tracked in night migration...
• Joe’s Journal

  Volunteer firefighters

  Wed, 09/25/2019 - 8:00am

  

  The other day, there was an auto accident down the way from our home. It is an unusual intersection, with blind spots for drivers turning up the hill. For some reason, a red Prius and a black Volvo came together. Thankfully, no one suffered severe injuries. Neighbors called 911. Within a few moments, the law arrived as did an ambulance. Firefighters came, too, for they are tasked with rescuing us when we get into a jam. We ask the police and sheriff’s deputies to keep order and investigate...
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  Easy apple crisp

  Wed, 09/25/2019 - 7:30am

  

  September … feels more like July! I took my cousins Linda, Kelly, Paula and Dave for a beautiful boat ride on Sunday. Fun day, actually, my wonderful husband took us for a boat ride. It’s been so nice catching up with our Florida family. Before I forget, Sept. 24, Richard and I celebrated eight years of marriage and 18 years together. Thank you, Richard, for all you do for your family and friends; I’m not sure what we would ever do without you. Cheers to many more anniversaries ... love ya to...
• ’Round Town

  Jim

  Wed, 09/25/2019 - 7:00am

  

  Jim Fossett is a person I have admired for a long time and hoped to visit upon these pages eventually. This summer I got a quick chance to say hi during one of his visits home to Boothbay Harbor with family. It’s a little challenging to catch up with Jim as he covers a lot of ground. In the photo I have shared, Jim and his family pup Otis have taken a moment on his folks' porch situated near the head of Boothbay Harbor. Otis, as you can see, was not particularly impressed with our chat --- he,...

• Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 12:30pm

  It seems to me that the tell tale signs of fall started early this year. The maple trees seemed to be a in rush to get on with their brilliance. The sumac were also early with their henna spikes. At BHYC the boats began leaving the mooring field like a slow leak. Our wonderful stewards, Paul Pinkham, Jim Stormont and Ron MacLaren, undoubtedly are enjoying the shorter launch service hours. They carried many of us back and forth with ease and grace all summer. This Sunday will be the annual...

• News and Notes from The Community Center

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 12:00pm

  It is with great pleasure that we announce two outstanding programs coming up in October. On the 21st, prominent biographer, Fred Kaplan, will join us to talk about his writing career. You may want to find one of his books to read before then: “Thomas Carlyle,” for which he was a Pulizer Prize finalist, or one of his many other biographies. Beginning on Oct. 22, Sandra Leonard will facilitate a four-session flower arranging class. Sandra, who is an NGC Accredited Master Flower Show Judge,...

• Ocean Point Column: Construction, condolences and more

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 11:30am

  Fall has officially arrived, as indicated by the calendar, yet to the delight of most here at the Point, summer weather continues; I hope it will remain balmy for a while. The construction of our new casino is in full swing and gathers quite a few onlookers each day. Many witnessed the Gardiner’s 1877 house come down this past week as well — lots of activity going on for those not fortunate enough to be present. Sadly, Ocean Point has lost another dear friend. Brooks Clark passed away on Sept...

• American Legion Post 36

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 11:00am

  The Maine Veterans Coordinating Council monthly meeting is this Monday, Oct. 1. As you will recall from previous articles, this is the chance for all veterans to talk directly to the director of the Togus Hospital, the director of our region’s Benefits office, and representatives of your congressional office. A couple of the ongoing issues that we are talking about are: (1) outsourcing/contracting to clinicians in the private sector the exams that determine the level of disability the VA...

• Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 10:30am

  Now that the kids have had a chance to settle into their back-to-school routines, and the library staff has had a chance to re-stock, re-organize, and recover from the summer mayhem, we’re ready to resume our after school kids’ clubs. Perhaps most importantly, we’ve stocked up on snacks! We’re ready to open our doors on Wednesdays from 2 to 3 p.m. for Lego Club. Lego Club is open to first and second graders and will offer both free play and building challenges with everyone’s favorite stackable...

• Where It’s At ... Cinematic departures from reality

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 8:45am

  

  I can still remember the first movie I ever saw at our local theater, a Hayley Mills classic – “That Darn Cat.” It came to our town in early 1966. I was 10 and tickets were just 50 cents! My 7-year-old sister Paula went with me. Very exciting stuff – a new experience and without mom and dad for the first time. The theater darkened and the curtains parted and the screen was huge and the movie was in color! We had a b/w TV at home. Mom and Dad bought the fam’s first color TV in 1969. But back to...

• Southport Column: No bridge but more events

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 8:15am

  This time it is true. The little bridge over Decker Cove is closed until May with heavy equipment indicating that work on replacing the bridge has begun. Now, as those of you still here well know, there are many signs around the island directing traffic to drive straight ahead into the Gift Barn if you are traveling north toward the monument on Route 27, and other silly directions. I sure we will figure them all out in a few days. Susan Quimby, calling from New York City, reminded me of one of...

• Where It’s At ... ‘More Stories From the Fish House’

  Wed, 09/18/2019 - 3:00pm

  

  “Great beauty, whether in a woman, or a landscape, or a painting, has an element of mystery. Feeding that mystery is part of maintaining that physical beauty or thought process .” – Douglas Gimbel An artist, sculptor, actor, singer-songwriter and storyteller. Doug Gimbel’s fascination with the mysteries of spirituality, human nature, the human form, the passage of time … these have fueled a lifelong exploration. He has a particular fondness for fire and has used it for the element’s...
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  Gluten-free zucchini boats

  Wed, 09/18/2019 - 10:30am

  

  Wow, what a busy weekend, lots of events, soccer, catching up with old friends and making some new ones. I’m hoping everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather ... crisp at night and sunny during the day. Looks like a nice week ahead of us. There are a lot of fresh vegetables out there and I’m enjoying all the zucchini my bestie pal, aka, Lovey, and Pete Dalton have given me ... lots of zucchini, green beans and more. This recipe I’m sharing with you is easy and delicious. Grocery list: one big...

• Hurricane Dorian Brings Skimmers to Maine

  Wed, 09/18/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Dorian may have glanced by us more than a week ago, but some unusual birds it impacted are just now appearing here in Maine. The two of us had a chance to spend a little time scanning birds along the shores of southern Maine in the week that followed the hurricane. We didn’t find anything outrageous but we did notice a fair number of laughing gulls and a Forster’s tern that we thought might have been blown back north. We also noticed a number of lesser black-backed gulls and wondered if they...

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