Jen Wixson is an author. Her self-published novel “Hens and Chickens” came out Aug. 5. She’s a farmer, raising Scottish highland cattle for beef. She’s a traveling Quaker minister and a regular fill-in at Unitarian Universalist churches in Norway and West Paris. She’s also a former Sun Journal staff writer. It’s quite a resume. “Hens […]
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A Scottish fling: Haggis, hammers, hot bagpipes and award-winning knees make my bonny day
TOPSHAM – So you like to make fun of men in kilts. Try it on the athletic field at the annual Maine Highland Games, I dare you. I don’t know what I was expecting when I joined the athletes last Saturday morning at the start of the one-day event. A Scottish version of whiffle ball, […]
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Eats: Drowning in tomatoes . . . is a good thing
You’ve been successful at keeping them watered all summer long. You’ve staked them up, done your fair share of weeding, kept the deer and groundhogs away, picked off any dreaded hornworms, fertilized as needed, pruned them to keep ’em neat and tidy, and prevented any fungus attacks. But now, when those tomatoes you’ve carefully tended […]
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Eats: Good food . . . is the recipe for a great girls’ weekend
Don’t get me wrong; my husband is a great guy. Likewise, my girlfriends’ husbands are also terrific. However, if you give me the choice of a weekend with the girls or a weekend with couples, well . . . get out the “No Boys Allowed” sign because Girls’ Weekends rock! From power shopping to day […]
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Gardener offers tips for dealing with powdery mildew, blackspot, leaf spot on hydrangeas and peony leaf blotch
Good morning! Well, you can certainly tell that summer is winding down. The weeds and wildflowers are in their glory along roadsides, blueberries are everywhere and the blackberries are ripe. Kids are thinking about backpacks and, if you are like me, you have more gardening to do than you want to think about. July was […]
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Growing grapes, bottling Maine
Bob and Kathe Bartlett moved to Maine in the early 1980s with a business plan that Bob said could be better described as “a stupid idea.” Since then, the couple has turned “stupid” into a successful winery that produces award-winning vintages. Bartlett Winery in Gouldsboro, a picturesque coastal town on the Schoodic Peninsula in Hancock […]
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Facetime: Tisha Bremner — finding and sharing her inner light
For Tisha Bremner, yoga is all about mindful living. Connecting with your inner light. And sometimes falling over. (That’s when yoga becomes all about laughing at yourself and having fun.) Bremner started practicing yoga when she was 16, attracted by the sense of inner calm and peace she felt. Nearly 20 years later, unhappy in […]
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Heaven is a place called Phillips Preserve, and you can get there from here
What would a Maine summer be without the chance to get back to nature? Sitting out under the stars while tending a fire nourishes something primal and deep within us, while roasting marshmallows is just proof that there is such a thing as progress. In Maine, we’re blessed with millions of acres of unspoiled wilderness, […]
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Eats: Nutritious and delicious adventures at Mount Apatite Farm
Carol Segal has cooked professionally for more than 35 years, from Australia to Florida to Presque Isle, Maine. She spent a couple of years cooking on Great Diamond Island in Casco Bay, where she earned her nickname “Cookin Carol.” And she cooked and crewed on sailing vessels: “If you can cook in a little galley […]