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Lasagna Gardening: Gardening For Those Of Us Who Kill Chia Pets

When my friend Paul posted this idea on his Facebook page last week and I thought it was pretty brilliant. Lasagna gardening isn't growing ingredients for lasagna  but an easy growing technique that Paul's wife Lorena has successfully implemented. (Those thick noodles...

Using Words To Get What You Want

As I prepared for my last French class tonight, I got to thinking about different if slightly unrelated French topics that I wanted to wrap up tomorrow. One concept I wanted to touch on was the subjunctive which is a difficult verb tense in French for many...

Too Cute Tuesday: Seed Infused Paper

Spring has sprung here like most everywhere else in the Northern Hemisphere. Spring and Maine means snowstorms with 6 inches of snow or less, a fine layer of dust on everything, and eventually, if we wait long enough, flowers. This week, we've combined the...

How Poor Are You? Part II

About four years ago, I did some volunteer work at a local food pantry. My job is interviewing prospective users of the pantry which included an in-depth discussion of the budget and finances. I remember one day having to look up the federal poverty rate and having...

How Poor Are You? Part 1

About four years ago, I did some volunteer work at a local food pantry. My job was interviewing prospective users of the pantry which included an in-depth discussion of their budget and finances. This part of the interview process was to help families find additional...

Why Cross Country Skiing Is Not An Expensive Hobby

I spent last weekend cross-country skiing with some buddies of mine in northern Maine. We were talking about how fun skiing is that how it can be cost prohibitive for a lot of people. And then I got to thinking if that was really true. I've been skiing for a little...

Is Your Car Shuddering? Allow Me To Save You $60

I've recently found all be driving along the road, somewhere between 45 and 60 mph, and my car will start to shudder. The first time this happened, I called my friend Robby who knows a lot about cars. He told me I should probably pull over and while I was looking for...

Wednesday Spotlight With Multimedia Artist Randy Devost

There are not many people you can say you've been friends with for over 15 years, especially when you are in your mid twenties. I've known Randy since we were 14. He's always been an artist and our lives have always intersected in interesting ways. Randy...

Too Cute Tuesday: Knotty Coasters

Top of the evening to you!   Occasionally it's bound to happen that a Too Cute Tuesday craft doesn't quite work as planned. Tonight's craft is further proof that I am not a spatial person. Good thing Dorrie is! It was just her and I tonight as some...

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