A view of Cousins Island, left, and Littlejohn Island, right, from the causeway between them on Talbot Road. Moshier Island can be seen in the distance. Cousins, Littlejohn islands offer year-round, drivable, Casco Bay bounty Bring your bike. Bring a camera. And pack a lunch. This is the distillation of advice that my travel partner […]
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Organized chaos: AMS lunch ladies serve it up
For a few unsettling moments, I was afraid the girl with the wide brown eyes was going to start a revolt. She was halfway through the lunch line when she stopped abruptly. Her eyes went big and she gripped her tray so tight, it shook. I braced for a mutiny — a “Lord of the […]
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Magical earth: It’s not too late to get growing
While many people try to get their vegetable garden planted by Memorial Day, if any of you haven’t had a chance yet, it’s still not too late. Over the years, I have started many plants inside in March, but except for tomatoes and a few others, those started inside or direct seeded seem to produce […]
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The rose window’s heavenly light
The rose window in the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is framed by the pipes of the Casavant organ. Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Many Catholic churches around the world are renowned for their stunning rose windows. The three rose windows at Chartres Cathedral in France, for example, invite annual pilgrimages […]
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Cooking videos: How hard can it be?
Everything was just peachy until it was time to roll the bacon. I hadn’t sliced the potatoes thin enough, you see, so it was like trying to roll a strip of bacon around a pair of cargo pants. The roll gets too fat, you worry about ripping the meat and your whole day is shot. […]
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Animals on the brink
This new poster from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shows every threatened and endangered species in Maine on one side and gives information about each one on the other side. The poster was painted by Mark McCollough, who was a wildlife biologist for IFW and is now a wildlife biologist for the […]