“Don’t know why / There’s no sun up in the sky / Stormy weather.” – “Stormy Weather,” by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler I have been humming that song for the past six or seven weeks off and on. The humidity is off the charts. My garden is overgrown and the buds on my flowers are begging for ... Read More
Cooking at 43° North: Everyone has a story
“A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal.” – Pat Conroy I sometimes sit and think about the people I have met, the recipes they have shared with me, and the interesting roads folks have taken to Harpswell. Those thoughts started tumbling around in my mind after I read an article on Joe ... Read More
HAH’s Neighbors Connecting starts with calls, ends with friends
As an early member of Harpswell Aging at Home, Beverly Prosser Gelwick helped bring the Neighbors Connecting program to life. She became a caller for the program, which seeks to keep Harpswell’s older residents socially connected. “As I got older, I became a recipient of some of HAH’s services,” ... Read More
Sharing Tables to return in June
Nothing says summer more than fresh vegetables with crumbs of the garden still clinging to their roots. However, not everyone has equal access to fresh, local, organic produce. Harpswell’s Sharing Tables seek to remedy this problem. In 2018, the Merrymeeting Gleaners delivered food to the ... Read More
Cooking at 43° North: For the love of cheese
“The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.” — Tim Russert “Someday you will all miss this.” That was my dad, speaking to my siblings and me at supper the day after a harrowing night. We all looked down at our food and rolled our eyes, thinking he was out of his mind. I lost count of ... Read More