Prom season is here!

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 12:04pm

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Nate's Kitchen - Broiled Fish

Submitted by Nate, Community Blogger & Farm Geek

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 12:12pm

It's time for another fish recipe! What can I say! I live in Maine! Enjoy this simple recipe for broiled fish!

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Becky Sawtelle is the Queen of Weight Loss!

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Freelance Writer and Blogger

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 6:04am

Becky Sawtelle is the Queen of Weight Loss!

I think today should be all about Becky Sawtelle. No wait, let’s give her the entire rest of the week. She deserves it! For most of Becky’s life she struggled with her weight and finally decided to have gastric by-pass surgery. Dr. Jamie Loggins, from the Central Maine Bariatric Surgery Center did the procedure the end of January.

When I wrote an update in March she was not happy with how things were going. Here’s what she had to say: “I had a really strong relationship with food. Now I can’t eat whatever, whenever, and how much I want. I miss that.”

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Christie Cantara: Honorary Red Sox Bat Girl!

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Freelance Writer and Blogger

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 9:33am

Christie Cantara: Honorary Red Sox Bat Girl!

Christie Cantara celebrated Mother’s Day in a big way. She was the honorary bat girl for the Red Sox! Lindsey Laverriere, a friend of Christie’s daughter, entered her in the Major League Baseball 2013 Honorary Bat Girl Contest, which recognizes 30 women who have been affected by breast cancer. The winners were selected by fan votes on HonoraryBatGirl.com along with feedback from a guest judging panel. So there she was at the Red Sox game in Boston on Mother’s Day along with her family, boyfriend Tom, and, of course, Lindsey. Read more.

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Don't Lick the Minivan

Submitted by The Page Turner, Community Blogger

Monday, May 13th, 2013, 3:38pm

Things I Should Have Been Doing Yesterday:

1. Laundry

2. Cleaning

3. Going for a training run

Things I Did Instead:

1 Drink coffee.

2. Read Leanne Shirtliffe's Don't Lick the Minivan

3. Howl with laughter.

"Remember the show Survivor? That's what parenting is like. We need to outwit, outlast, and outnumber our kids." (p. 95)

"Parenting tip: Lazy parenting creates kids who are self-starters" (p. 117)

Amen, sister.

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Pig Share!

Submitted by Nate, Community Blogger & Farm Geek

Monday, May 13th, 2013, 9:10am

We are participating in a pig share this year! There are four pigs in a large wooded area that is fenced in with electrical fence. This allows them to root and dig and generally enjoy a very natural habitat. It also cuts down on feed and odor as they spread their manure out over a wider area. These pigs will be at market weight of 250 lbs or so by September when they will be taken to our local butcher for processing.

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Movies: "The Great Gatsby"

Submitted by Peter Weyl, Movie Blogger

Friday, May 10th, 2013, 3:56pm

Poor F. Scott Fitzgerald. Kicked out of Princeton. Saw his early literary stardom go down the drain. Wife Zelda committed to various mental institutions. Dead of drink at the age of 44. And now director Baz Luhrmann has even taken away his authorship of one of the greatest American novels.

It’s true. As the new movie take on “The Great Gatsby” ends, we see the title page of the novel of the same title, attributed to the fictional character of Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire). No wonder Dorothy Parker commented at Fitzgerald’s funeral, “The poor son of a bitch.”

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