Rather than profile a single business this week, I’ve decided to talk about a seasonal industry that flourishes each year in our area: The Yard Sale. The 2012 season is just kicking off, and people all across the Penobscot Valley are gearing up for their weekly shopping excursions. Yard Sale-ers (Sailors?) range from the casual browser to the hard-core hunter/gatherer, ... Read More »
A few weeks ago I wrote about my little dog Zacky and our visit to Salmon Brook Grooming. He recently afforded me the opportunity to visit another local business, and thought I’d give you a run down on how it went. My wife and I have owned many cats in the 19 years we’ve been married, but Zacky is our ... Read More »
WEST ENFIELD – Heavenly food that is, courtesy of Mark and Melissa Strang. They will be opening the Divine Cuisine Café on April 30th at the Barnes Brook Golf Course on Route 2 in West Enfield, and will be providing more than just the standard fare. If you have ever had the pleasure of sampling Mark’s food, you know just ... Read More »
I’m a sucker for an old barn. It could be because I grew up with paintings of them all around my house. My uncle is D. Crosby Brown – the artist who painted the large logging painting in the McDonald’s in Lincoln – and my parents owned quite a few of his paintings that portrayed old homes and barns. Or ... Read More »
I have a hairy little dog. I know that isn’t a particularly rare attribute for a dog, as almost every breed comes fully equipped with follicles. But my dog (Zaccheus – or Zacky for short) is a Peek-a-Poo, which is a cross between a Pekinese and a Poodle. Why anyone would attempt such a thing I cannot say, but I ... Read More »
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