A remarkable recipe that truly is a cheesecake. Taking a cheesecake and making it into an actual “cake” was a delight, especially since I reduced the fat ordinarily found in cheesecakes. A cross between a dense, yet fluffy, pound cake with the bold flavor of cheesecake, this dessert will replace both cakes, and is a […]

During a recent jaunt to my college roommate’s cozy suburban hometown several states and a few hundred miles away, she and I reminisced how road travel’s evolved, become a smoother thing of ease by comparison to a decade before. The outstretched city highways dividing our towns haven’t necessarily changed for the better or less congested, […]

A few days ago Second Born and Best Friend, fresh out of college for their summer break, were hanging out at our house (you know, the one with half a bathroom) when Spouse and I got home from work. “I bought bread,” our child said in passing. Wait – what? It was only yesterday when […]

I’m not advocating entering abandoned houses. That would be breaking and entering. Or trespassing, at the very least. Either way, illegal. Maybe don’t do that. But leaving aside abandoned houses, if you live anywhere around Biddeford, you’ve probably been to the old mills at least once. Whether it was for a school trip, or to […]

You know it’s time for a new phone when it starts calling people randomly. They call this “pocket dialing,” or “butt-dialing” depending on how close you like to keep your device to your derriere. Mine does it so often, it’s clear that this $5 Tracfone contraption is slipping into the electronic equivalent of old-age dementia. […]

Under the direction of Principal Ron Robert of the North Berwick Primary School, students collected pet foods & supplies to help support the animals in the care of Another Chance Animal Rescue. Thanks to the families of the many children that participated in the campaign, it was a resounding success! The school gathered a huge […]