There’s a reason for scientific names. But it’s also fun to learn the names of plants and animals specific to certain places. They often refer to local places, traditions or stories. Recently, a friend visited from South Africa and saw the Mother’s Day card that one of my daughters made for me that features a […]
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Cooking at the Cove: A summer rhubarb recipe to add to your rotation
Plus, a make-ahead macaroni salad.
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Kick off summer gatherings sustainably with zero waste and twice the joy
Families are welcoming summer and gathering around grills outside, celebrating the long-awaited season with friends and neighbors by cooking and sharing delicious meals. Imagine if each of those gatherings generated zero waste while creating twice the joy. The path from good intentions to significant impact starts simply with rethinking how we share meals and cookouts. […]
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Walking the spring woods in Brunswick with friends (and with Robert Frost)
On May 29, I got the gift of walking proposed parts of Brunswick’s Perimeter Trail with Parks and Facilities manager and town forester Dennis Wilson and with representatives from the Lands Committee of the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust (note: I am also a member of that committee). On a morning when “more showers” were predicted, we […]
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Brunswick High School graduation brings gratitude into the limelight
Another school year is wrapping up, and we at the Brunswick School Department must bid adieu to the Class of 2025. Graduation celebrates the end of one era and the transition to another. The day is filled with excitement, nostalgia, hope and a bit of sadness at the end of a 12-year journey on the […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Dinner from the garden and grill on the deck
Since the weather has warmed up a bit, I do believe it’s time for some burgers, and Patty Melts are my absolute favorite version. I don’t know if it’s really true, but it seems a bit healthier to sandwich these burgers between thin slices of toasted rye bread rather than big fluffy white buns. Sometimes, […]
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Maine is home to lady slippers of the land and sea
They’re weird but beautiful. Part of the allure is that they are also rare and that they are harbingers of spring. These pink forest flowers quietly emerge each year flashing a pink blossom among the otherwise pale green palette. Like fiddleheads, which I wrote about a few weeks ago, lady slippers are early spring flowers, […]
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Phippsburg got its name from a Maine knight who ended the Salem Witch Trials
One of the great legends in New England history rose from modest beginnings on Maine’s Midcoast. He became the first man knighted in the North American Colonies, the first royal governor of Massachusetts and he ended the most notorious mass hysteria in American history. William Green Phips was born at Nequasset in present-day Woolwich on […]
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Brunswick’s Little Sparrows Clothing Closet to provide free clothing
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.” (Matthew 10:30) “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you?” (Matthew 6:30) The […]
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How to tackle summer travel sustainably
Modern travel seems inherently unsustainable. For instance, airplane flights constitute a notoriously carbon-intensive activity, and on a trip, it is a struggle to avoid wasteful single-use plastic. Although staying home may be the most eco-friendly approach to traveling, many adaptations can reduce a trip’s carbon footprint. Mainers can avoid a plane flight by sticking to […]