Browse through old Country-oriented shelter magazines and you’ll see a lot of what designers used to call “duck and basket” decor: calico-print-filled rooms, Colonial furnishings, walls stenciled with flowers and ducks. It was a homey, well-loved style. Now a new generation of home decorators and stylemakers is updating the look. Country Living magazine fills pages […]
March 2012
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Families Today: Early waker may need schedule adjustment
One of our children never succeeded in getting more than eight hours of sleep at night. As a young toddler, she was very cooperative about going to bed, but she woke early and began to rock in her bed. We knew she was awake by 5 a.m., but we weren’t eager to get up with […]
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Enjoying fruits of a storm
Local cross-country skiers finally get a chance to hit the trails after the first big snowfall in a couple months.
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Allen Afield: Senses alert to nature’s springing
Spring sounds start in earnest this month and pick up momentum in April, and the angle of the sun’s rays dictates the timing of nature’s canorous and at times cacophonous timetable. One way or the other, lots of spring harmonies and disharmonies catch our ears by mid-March, and one common critter fills the evening twilight […]
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Josh Christie: Taking skis out for test runs show gear makes a difference
Like a lot of weekend skiers, my quiver of skis is only one pair deep. The idea of a single “all mountain” ski is a tough one to nail down — especially here on the weather-variable East Coast — but it’s a more affordable option than different skis for every condition. My Atomic Metrons work […]
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Mark Latti: Mud season events give us plenty of ways to get ready for fun
March in Maine can be maddening for those who enjoy the outdoors. It can be spectacular, or just as easily, downright miserable. As we have already experienced this March, you can have sunny days in the 50s, a foot of snow, deluges of rain and these can all come in the same week. So while […]
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Kid Tracks: Surprising items find place in first-aid kit
My family’s first-aid kit has seen plenty of action over the years. The tweezers have regularly removed ticks and the baby wipes have saved us from poison ivy outbreaks. The plastic card has earned a permanent place in our kit since we discovered its leech removal abilities, and we always carry small bottles of meat […]
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Bean’s Spring Fishing Weekend March 16-18
Fishing celebrities, demos, seminars, hands-on and activities for the whole family headline L.L.Bean’s 22nd annual celebration of all things fishing March 16 through 18. Lefty Kreh, Lou Tabory and best-selling fishing writer Chris Santella will be at the store Saturday and Sunday to visit customers, share stories and sign autographs during L.L.Bean’s Spring Fishing Weekend. […]
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Best Bets
TUESDAY Gray Ghost Fly Tiers 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Yarmouth Come learn how to tie flies. Cost is $10 for materials and lessons by pro tier Don Bastian. Meet at the First Parish Church in Yarmouth at 116 Main St. All welcome. Call 749-1593. WEDNESDAY Seth Wescott Day 5 p.m. in Camden The Camden Snow […]
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Greely's the greatest; Rangers down Messalonskee to win Class B title
LEWISTON—Three years after finally breaking through and winning its first state championship, the Greely boys’ hockey team became Class B royalty Saturday afternoon, reaching the pinnacle again. The Rangers drew first-time finalist Messalonskee in the state game at the Colisee and while it didn’t come easily, a championship celebration ultimately ensued. Greely seized control by […]