It is officially winter in our household because I have pulled out the vitamin D supplements. My daughter was too young last winter to remember that she added a vitamin to her morning routine, but my boys knew what it signaled.Instead of gobbling down the vitamins without query as they did last winter, my boys […]
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Somerville, Mass. celebrating 100 years of Fluff
‘It stuck to the roof of my mouth,” said Luca Duclos-Orsello. He’s talking about when he was 11 years old and his mother, Elizabeth, smushed creamy Marshmallow Fluff and gooey peanut butter into his mouth, and he licked her fingers clean. He was laughing so hard he couldn’t talk, and the goo was so thick […]
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The luna and the monstrance
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul The monstrance and luna are sacred vessels, like the chalice and paten, used in liturgical celebrations at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The monstrance is a decorative circular stand constructed of metal designed to hold the consecrated host. The host itself — the wafer that […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem, a sonnet, is by Megan Grumbling of Portland and is from her book “Booker’s Point,” which won The Vasser Miller Prize. Hemlock Megan Grumbling This is the way it was, he says. Hemlock. Some years now since he gazed […]
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#@!%#! self improvement
Writer Mark LaFlamme discovers that rounding out his character can be highly overrated. I will admit that for about 10 minutes, I really enjoyed crochet. Creating a chain? No problem. Get some yarn around your hook, twist and turn until you can pull it through the little hole thing? Easy peasy. I might grow to […]
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Face Time: Patricia Gott — the human Swiss Army knife
One look at Patricia Probert Gott’s website will leave you feeling like she’s the human embodiment of a Swiss Army knife: versatile and filled with all sorts of cool tricks. Throughout six decades of life, she has written 18 books, managed a roller skating rink, trained horses and visited dozens of countries, and that’s barely […]
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Mystery Photo for January 15, 2017
It was another week when there were many more incorrect answers than correct ones. Most of the incorrect calls and emails guessed Cabela’s or the Maine State Museum. However, several dozen people correctly identified the display, one of several, at the LL Bean flagship store in Freeport. In a random drawing, Louise Goyette of Lewiston […]
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Where to start when you need to declutter
Organizing is always a popular topic around the new year, as people resolve to de-clutter, de-stress and generally start over with a clean slate. We asked Cris Sgrott-Wheedleton, owner and founder of Organizing Maniacs in Tysons Corner, Virginia, for her advice about some of the biggest problem areas in people’s homes.Play rooms: Storage needs to be […]
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Gun violence in PG-13 movies soars; beats R-rated films
In the climatic battle scene in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” basically everyone has a gun. The rebels dodging enemy blaster beams along the sand. The stormtroopers emerging from the water in their shiny white armor. The long-legged armored walkers knocking down palm trees. There isn’t a single lightsaber to be found anywhere. Director […]
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Sitting on old electronics? It’s time to cut the cord
I don’t like looking at the three bins in my basement that are overflowing with old electronics, much less touching them. So let me make one thing clear: Do as I say, not as I do. Make a plan to sell, donate or recycle your old electronics now. Consumer Reports points out that electronics don’t […]