On days like today, I feel a little bit like Blanche DuBois in Streetcar Named Desire. Say it with me, kids, full of languorous summer heat and a slow Southern drawl:
Ah’ve always depaynded upon the kaindness… of strayngers.
My little VW Golf is a great city car, in the summer. I can haul most […]
Tag Archives: life in maine
The Kindness of Strangers
15-Jan-08Yesterday afternoon we moved our cars down by the East End beach, in anticipation of the crazy storm and the inevitable parking ban. This morning at 6AM the early risers from Munjoy Hill trudged down to begin the long, arduous process of chipping 1/2″ of solid ice off of our cars.
It took us over […]
The truth is tasty and full of eggs
09-Dec-07A few weeks ago in the Press Herald there was a news item about a local dairy. Because of some FDA inspectors, the dairy had to find a way to label their egg nog as containing eggs. Because, you know, people with egg allergens would of course think egg nog was okay to […]
My Favorite Eats: North Star
03-Dec-07The first real snow day of the season. A message from a friend: coffee break? And so I lace up my Bean Boots, throw my laptop in a bag, and trudge down the hill to the North Star Music Cafe.
I love this place. Ever since I discovered their wireless internet access, […]
Fore Street Grill on local food
30-Nov-07A friend of mine forwarded me a link to an interview with Sam Hayward, owner of Fore Street, a well-known restaurant in the Old Port. I haven’t been to Fore Street at all yet (I’ve heard it’s quite pricy), but now I want to go.
On whether the short growing season in Maine […]