It’s maple time in New England. Sugar maples have begun to ooze their sweet sap, maple farmers have tapped their sugar bush and boiling has begun in sugar houses.
If you have tasted real maple syrup, you know how delectable this natural sweetener is. The pitcher on the table at the Waffle House is not real maple syrup but rather corn syrup (usually high fructose) flavored with fennugreek. Try a side by side comparison and you will never go back to the “maple flavored” sweeteners.
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This Sunday is a big holiday. It is Chinese New Year, the Lunar New Year, the beginning of the Year of the Tiger.
As a Dog (someone born in the Year of the Dog), I am looking forward to the Year of the Tiger. You would think that ‘fighting like cats and dogs’ might not fare [...]
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Big Tupper Ski Center closed 10 years ago due to financial difficulties, but thanks to the work of local volunteers it reopened in December. With $15 lift tickets and $20 equipment rentals, a family ski trip seems a lot more affordable.
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I share the ambition to get my family on skis. Since meeting my husband, I have put on skis once. In my postpartum identity crisis reflection, I realized I had spent a lot of time on skis; I had great memories of my ski trips; and skiing was one of my favorite ways to explore the outdoors.
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I am going to keep traveling with my child in the not-so-friendly skies. She will kick your seat, whine, squirm, run up the aisle stopping to check out what movie you are watching, and maybe not make it to the lavatory in time.
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Check the great stories (including mine) in the fall issue.