Featured Articles
The Long-Lost Friend by Helen Chappell
Not too long ago, I was approached by a practicing psychologist from the Lower Shore with a strange observation. “You know, I see a lot of people who believe in witches,” he told me. “To this day, they believe in hexes and magic.”
Since his practice included a lot of people who weren’t young or well educated, I was still surprised. I’d heard stories of people who were superstitious, but this was the first time I’d heard people still believed in witches and magic, at least around here. Read More …
High Tide in Dorchester by Tom HortonThe camera backs away and I’m ass deep in salt water ~ this is where center field used to be. The tall piney woods around the long-gone cabin, thick enough I worried then about getting lost, are skeletal now, falling into the water. Read More...
South America & Antarctica – Part 1 by Bonna L. NelsonWe embarked on our 5,000-mile round-trip adventure in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during summer in the Southern Hemisphere. The subtropical temperatures hit the 90s with 14 hours of daylight. Read More…
Easter Elegance by Pamela Meredith-Doyle
Anticipating the opening of local farmer’s markets, we plan gathering of all sorts to enjoy the freshest foods of the season. As we bid farewell to hearty soups and stews, we get ready for lighter meals.
A beautiful baked ham with orange-honey glaze is perfect for a large dinner party or Easter luncheon buffet. Any leftovers can be used in the ham and apricots recipe to make a quick weeknight meal. Read More…
Something New in Easton by Peter Arnold
A community on the Eastern Shore has such faith in the future that it is building a new house of worship. Although many members of the congregation are young families, most congregants are ages 60 and above. What’s more, the new building, designed primarily for religious and educational activities, has major areas available for use by members of the wider community. Temple B’nai Israel, a Reform congregation located Mid-Shore in Easton, is completing construction of a new 9,400-square-foot synagogue for its 200-member congregation. Read More…
Changes: Domination by Roger VaughanA coach is the ultimate spectator of an athlete’s performance. No one understands the perfection the competitors are striving for better than the coach, the expert who constantly urges them in that direction. And no one in the house or on the race course has a better seat than the coach. Every so often, the great athletes come tantalizingly close to touching their impossible goal. When they do, the coach is momentarily transported, and never forgets. “I have seen it with Ben Ainsle, watched his reading of the waves, boat, and conditions,” Victor Kovalenko says. Read More…
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