Kate Furbish was an intrepid collector and artist who was ahead of her time.
Lifestyle
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inGreen plate special, Source
Summer’s heat gives pepper lovers sweet abundance
And the ways cooks can preserve both hot and sweet ones are equally bounteous.
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Grace Pease brings a college degree home to the farm
When she went off to college she wasn’t sure she’d come back, but she and her sister have joined the family business in Cornish.
Posted inMaine Gardener, Source
New garden in Cape Elizabeth beckons children back to nature
At Fort Williams Park, kids can now expect to get muddy while learning in the garden mostly built by volunteers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Beyond selfies: Portrait photographers seek deeper connections
Increased interest in portrait photography suggests we’re yearning for more meaningful connections than social media allow.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Iranians stay away as Muslim pilgrimage begins
After the stampede that killed over 2,200 last year, Iran blames the Saudis and orders its citizens not to go.
Posted inLifestyle, Nation & World, Religion and Values
Iranians march against Saudi Arabia ahead of pilgrimage
Relations between the two nations are suffering after the crush of pilgrims at last year’s hajj killed 2,426.
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Take the bus to the Common Ground Fair
Maine Adult Education has organized a lower-carbon way for people to get to the fair and avoid the infamous traffic jam.
Posted inLifestyle
‘Llama Llama’ artist-author Anna Dewdney dies at 50
The Vermont writer’s manuscripts languished for years and then became a blockbuster success story.