As an early Mother’s Day gift, my husband arranged to take me out–without kids–to do whatever I wanted. I chose to climb Bald Mountain in Rangeley. It’s a pleasant drive on Route 4 from Farmington, through Strong, Phillips, and Madrid, along the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byways, to get to Rangeley. Click here to view a…
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FIDDLEHEADING: A Maine Tradition
Fiddleheading is a long-standing Maine tradition. It’s an annual adventure to trek to your local river-flats to pick the ferns before they unfurl in the Spring. Locals prize their picking-spots like a secret family recipe; I could tell you where I go, but then I’d have to kill you. Those who have never heard of…
Spring Celebrations
As we did not celebrate Christmas, neither did we celebrate Easter this year. As secular homeschoolers we do not observe religious holidays, but as a self-proclaimed tree-hugger, I do make it a point to hold festivities relating to the changing of the seasons (please note: we are not wiccan or pagan, simply secular folk who…