Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 When you and your family are nine miles from the nearest paved road , and there is no electricity, toilet, running water, refrigerator, automatic heating device or nearby corner store,  daily living becomes very different. Such was our "fate" for roughly 30 years on the shores of Aziscohos Lake in Western Maine. Aziscohos Lake, Western Maine Any trip to the camp started with buying provisions for the duration or our stay. The nearest grocery store would be at least an hour away - 20 minutes of which meant navigating nine miles of treacherous logging roads . Moose and logging trucks needed to be avoided.  No fridge meant a large cooler and blocks of ice would have to suffice. And if the four-hour trip to the camp meant we arrived in darkness, lugging everything down the hill with only flashlights to guide the way could be a major chore. No electricity meant relying on propane lanterns and kerosene lamps once inside. Cooking took different forms . A simple propane c...

If you drive in northern New England, you have seen the signs .  "BRAKE FOR MOOSE. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE." Moose/car collision a few miles from author's home As first a visitor to northern New Hampshire and Maine in the 1950s - and a permanent resident for the past 25 years - I have had numerous encounters with moose . Simply slowing down when you see a moose on the road may not be enough to avoid a collision.  When you spot a moose on the roadway, they are often motionless. But a driver can not assume they will remain that way. My experience has been that they often bolt directly into your path to get back into the woods.  Expect that to happen . Slow down to a crawl and proceed as though the huge animal is bent on its own destruction . Come to a complete stop, if necessary . Never assume they will remain in "statue mode".  It is now mid-April, and the moose are on the move . A collision with one often means the animal crashes through the windshield and ...