Making your own can be as simple as two ingredients and a few minutes in the kitchen We seem to have a compelling appetite when it comes to artisan foods, and cheese is no exception. The realm of cheese includes a complete range of aromas, textures and tastes. Be it mozzarella, cheddar, gorgonzola or brie, […]
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Beginner yoga class: Breathing is not optional
When Heidi Audet told her class to remember to breath, I thought she was kidding. A minute later, I had one hand touching the floor, one hand reaching for the ceiling and I don’t even know where my right foot had gone. I was stretched taut like a rubber band, trying desperately to maintain my […]
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Mystery Photo: Sunday, June 5, 2016
Mystery photo for June 5, 2016 There were more incorrect answers than correct ones for last week’s mystery photo, with the most frequent wrong guess being Wallingford’s Fruit House in Auburn. The correct answer is Benoit’s Bakery and Wine Cellar on Lisbon Road in Lisbon. According to owner Nick Benoit, when they opened their strawberry shortcake stand […]
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Anya Samiljan & Gregory LeClair: Their summer is for the birds
Anya Samiljan, a senior captive wildlife care and education major at Unity College, and Gregory LeClair, a junior double-majoring in that degree and wildlife biology at Unity, are in for a wild summer. Both received Nicholas Holt Challenge Scholarships from the college to help as stipends during their internships this summer. Samiljan is an avian […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: A knit bikini? Just say no
It’s June! Finally! Let’s kick up our heels, dust off our bikinis and get to it — it’s a retail mash-up. Marital honesty An actual conversation three weeks ago at the Bag House while watching an episode of “Survivor”: BL: “See how that woman’s bikini bottom is rouched up the back, along the seam of […]
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Inside the rabbit hole of Youtube’s distruction videos
What do a Mormon father and son, a Finnish power-lifter and a small-town Nebraska family all have in common? They destroy things for fun and science – and put the results on YouTube. This particular YouTube community is a bit “Mythbusters” and a bit Bill Nye. Its personalities are usually self-taught, the production values variable […]
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When a birds-eye view gets grisly
People love watching nest cams,untill they reveal nature’s cruel side The osprey cam at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is trained on a nest near the Massachusetts seaside, and the pair that call it home are now waiting for three eggs to hatch. But for the first spring in a decade, the camera is dark, […]
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A pup named Potato? NYC registered 15 in 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — Bella and Max are top dogs in New York City. The city Health Department announced Wednesday that it registered 1,127 dogs named Bella and 1,073 named Max in 2015. Bella has been the city’s most popular dog name since 2008. That’s when the last of Stephenie Meyer’s vampire-themed “Twilight” novels featuring […]
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Magical Earth: Memorial Day weekend means planting time!
Anything that can blossom right now seems to be giving its all. Everywhere I look out back, on the lawn and in and around the garden, something is growing, and I haven’t even planted most of my vegetables yet. Lots of last year’s onions have reseeded themselves and are now growing a new crop even […]
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Speakers to grads: Let heartbreak teach you
And may it make you stroner A commencement speech is meant to inspire. An older and wiser person gives advice to young graduates who are about to go make their own way in the world. Sometimes these cross-generational exchanges come off as out of touch: How can a 50- or 60-something understand what it’s like […]