After therapy, my husband says I’m the problem October 10, 2017 Dear Carolyn: I have been asking my husband to go to therapy for more than ... See all in Ask Carolyn
Keeping up with the Jameses October 12, 2017 In 1899, Battista Opici traveled from his home in Italy to help build the Sacred ... See all in Cheers
Time to say boo! October 13, 2017 It’s nearly time to dress up your child and/or dog for Halloween. We found costumes ... See all in Gone Shopping
Leaves fall from trees, plants grow October 9, 2017 Gardening is often said to be the most popular leisure pastime in America. This statistic ... See all in Kitchen Garden
Apple crisp is season’s comfort food October 7, 2017 Thanks to our early ancestors and dedicated heritage apple saviors, we can enjoy the subtle ... See all in Maine Dish
Slap happy October 9, 2017 by Stephen Fay 0 comments on Cheers, Columnists, Food, Lifestyle Surely you remember the snappy exchange between Sam Spade and Wilmer Cook in “The Maltese Falcon.” Wilmer, as you may recall, has pulled not one but two guns on the hard-boiled detective. But Sam just keeps on bustin’ his chops. Wilmer: “Keep on riding me and they’re gonna be picking iron out of your liver.” …
Honey, wake up and smell the coffee October 3, 2017 by Carolyn Hax 0 comments on Ask Carolyn, Columnists, Lifestyle Dear Carolyn: I was sexually and mentally attracted to this guy for 12 years. We used to have the best times together, then suddenly he seemed a little standoffish, though I continued to be sexually involved with him. I find out he got married while we were still sleeping together. He had been married six …
Gone to the dogs September 29, 2017 by Jennifer Osborn 0 comments on Columnists, Gone Shopping, Lifestyle We intended to go sweater shopping for you this week. It is, after all, officially fall. But with seemingly endless sunny 70-plus-degree days plus our never-ending hot flashes, we couldn’t bear to look at sweaters. We suggest putting on a T-shirt and going outside to play with your dog or a neighbor dog. To that …
Dew drop in September 28, 2017 by Stephen Fay 0 comments on Cheers, Columnists, Food, Lifestyle It was not Benjamin Franklin but Daniel Defoe who first made that crack about “death and taxes” being the sole certainties. No biggie … it doesn’t really matter which one said it because they’re both wrong. For in some parts of the world, such as Downeast Maine during the month of August, there are four …
A treat for the taste buds September 26, 2017 by Barbara Damrosch 0 comments on Columnists, Kitchen Garden, Lifestyle When bright orange daylily blossoms start to open along country roads in summer it’s a beautiful and welcome sight. It always seems to me like a midpoint between the hurry-up planting of crops in spring, and the harvest-rich enjoyment of summer and fall, along with the planting of cool-weather crops. The time of those roadside …
