Designers really want to turn fancy pajamas into glamorous streetwear. The average shopper seems unconvinced. Yet the fashion industry will not let this idea go, despite your reluctance to wear a pair of silk pajamas to a cocktail party. Indeed, in an uncharacteristic display of independence, confidence and adherence to civility, consumers have been immune […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem by Jeri Theriault celebrates the infectious nature of joy and how it is never too late for one to ride its wild waves! Surfdancer Higgins Beach, Scarborough By Jeri Theriault A girl rides a thick-wheeled bicycle down the hard packed beach, […]
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Mystery Photo for December 18, 2016
There was not a single wrong answer to last week’s Mystery Photo. That can only mean that the Paul Bunyan statue at the Information Center in Rumford is tough to miss. Bunyan, who stands very tall in Boivin Park Memorial Park with his fiberglass companion, Babe the Blue Ox, is highly visible as drivers make […]
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Mom responds when woman snipes at kids in restaurant
The restaurant on California’s central coast had the feel of a boardinghouse’s communal dining room in the Old West. You could picture train brakemen and farm laborers, sleeves rolled up, their elbows on the table, swigging beer and digging into a hot meal at the end of a long day under the high, tin-stamped ceiling. […]
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Incense: Creating the ‘ambiance of heaven’
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul To Catholics, incense is prayer in action. “It makes you more mindful of what’s going on,” said Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul sacrisant Mark Labonte as he swung an incense censer back and forth, filling the sacristy with rose-scented smoke. According to the General Instruction of […]
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The costs of buying food we throw out
It’s almost Christmas, a time traditionally to not only spend money on gifts and decorations but also on food for feasts and gatherings. Want to save some easy money during this budget-busting season? Don’t buy food and throw it away. That’s the message from a host of organizations that say wasted food creates a range […]
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Eats: SINnamon rolls!
In this author’s house, it’s not Christmas without these decadent treats. One of the most beloved holiday traditions in our family is the making of the Christmas morning cinnamon rolls, a ritual that started over 30 years ago when I decided to try out a recipe on the back of the bag of Gold Medal […]
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Sugar artist
Turner’s Dany Lind is known nationally for her cookie creations. She says you can have the sweet life too. Standing in her sunny Turner kitchen with a tray of her co-ed Christmas elf cookies, Dany Lind laughs about her childhood career aspirations. “I wanted to live in New York and be an executive or an […]
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Chocolate Church hosting annual sing-along Dec. 19
BATH — Sing! It’s Christmas will take place on Monday, Dec. 19, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for open seating. The performance begins at 7 p.m. For two decades on the last Monday before Christmas, families and individuals have been coming together to create a […]
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On the 12 days of Etsy your Maine love gave to you . . .
Online marketplace Etsy is often the go-to place for shoppers looking for unique, hand-made gifts. Turns out it’s also a place for gifts that are unique, hand-made and local. Hundreds of Mainers have shops on Etsy, selling everything from maple sugar to dinosaur-shaped menorahs, adult mittens to pearl necklaces for your cat. “They’re just incredible […]