‘Age-Friendly Community – that’s just for old people, right? No! Our mission statement says that we “explore ways to make the community more supportive of healthy aging, enabling residents to stay in their own homes and communities as they age.’ That means that we want to help those who are facing challenges because of age […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
Meet Schroder. This sweet, loving boy will always be waiting for you when you get home. He loves to be held and loves to cuddle. He gets along great with other cats and doesn’t mind dogs. Schroder and his five siblings came to our shelter after his owner died. They had been living in […]
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Kids’ Book Review: ‘A penny for a hundred’
Book Review: A Penny for a Hundred Ethel Pochocki; Maine Author Mary Beth Owens; Maine Illustrator A Penny for a Hundred is a historical fiction picture book based on true events in Maine’s Aroostook County during World War II, in 1944, where Clare and her parents worked on their potato farm. The gentle, colorful illustrations, […]
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Movie Review: ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’
2023 has not been good for the DC Extended Universe. The year will end without ‘The Flash’ as one of the top 20 highest money-earners at the domestic box office. ‘Blue Beetle’ will finish out of the top 30; ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’, out of the top 40; the newest offering ‘Aquaman and the […]
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Movie Review: ‘Wonka’
A bit of autobiography here at the start: I grew up a stone’s throw from Hershey, Pennsylvania and my current full-time employment comes from Hershey’s Chocolate World in Times Square. Chocolate, its production, and its sales are all a major part of my identity. So I view media related to Roald Dahl’s 1964 children’s book […]
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Backyard Reflections: The Magic of Club Mosses
The other night I had a dream of princess pine, the clubmoss that looks like a perfectly formed miniature tree that was shining like a cascading emerald in the snow. Reflecting on the dream I realized that I had not written about Lycophyta, a family of vascular plants that are not mosses but appeared on earth […]
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Backyard Reflections
For Love of Partridgeberry Whenever I am in the forest lowlands during the spring, summer, or fall, I seek out partridgeberry, one of my favorite Earth-loving creepers. Each leaf is oval to round, painted a deep forest green, and if the vine is moved gently, thread-like rootlets can be seen running along the surface of […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
Ladies and gentlemen, after what feels like forever, our beautiful “Brandy” is ready for adoption! She came to us back in October of 2022. She is approximately two years old and very full of love and affection. Good with other cats, she would be happy as an only cat as well. Brandy has a small […]
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Movie Review: ‘The Boy and the Heron’
This Japanese film is available in both “Subbed” and “Dubbed” versions. This review will focus on the “Dubbed” version with the English-language voice cast. Anime legend Hayao Miyazaki has come out of retirement for “The Boy and the Heron,” a sprawling fantasy with semiautobiographical elements. Surprisingly, it’s the more grounded elements that work better, maybe […]
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Movie Review: ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’
When the writers’ and actors’ strikes of 2023 forced several movies off the fall schedule, it was a pair of musicians who came to the rescue with two of the most heavily promoted concert movies of all time. ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ got the box office through a rough patch back in October. Now […]