Tag Archives: Seasonal Problems

Bitter Blast from the Past

Mother Nature, I know we’re all nostalgic for the “good old days,” before the pandemic. However, bringing back below freezing temperatures not felt here in Maine since 2018, is not helping. No one wants to relive these bone chilling temperatures, with this morning’s subzero windchill making it “feel like” between -20 to -35ºF in Maine. […]

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Here We Come A-Wassailing, Again!

Last year you may recall Asa and I learned about the Anglo-Saxon tradition of wassailing apple trees. After 8 years of not having a bountiful harvest, or really any harvest to speak of, we headed out on Twelfth Night, January 6th, to participate in this ancient tradition of scaring away the evil spirits by blessing […]

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Chirp, Chirp, Chirp, Quoth the Golden, “Nevermore!”

Chirp…chirp…chirp… ‘Tis the wind and nothing more… Quoth the Golden, “Nevermore!” Gather round my friends, and I will share with you my cautionary tale of my descent into madness.  It all began just like any other day.  Mom and Dad headed out, and Asa and I were settling in for our morning nap.  That’s when […]

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