Feature -The Art of the Pootle
Date - Summer, 2010

Text by Perri Black

The long days of summer in Vacationland lend themselves beautifully to developing the
fine art of “pootling,” a gentle pastime much favored by the eccentric classes and those who march to the beat of a different drummer. While the British dictionary definition states
that the activity of pootling is enjoyable but not important, I beg to differ. Nothing is more
important than doing little things you enjoy, especially since the opportunity to do them
so seldom arises in today’s chaotic world of jobs, schedules, extra-curricular activities and
other outside obligations.   read more >

Feature - Kismet Rocks
Date - Spring, 2010

Text by Laurie LaMountain
Photos by Anne Skidmore

The day before my interview with Kismet Rock Foundation founder and director, Michael Jewell, I was driving back to Maine from New York City and happened to look over my right shoulder at a billboard along I-84. The background image was an open spiral-bound notebook and at the top of the page was written “Recession 101.” Below that was simply stated “Self worth beats net worth.”    read more >

Feature -Lakes Region LIVE
Date - Winter, 2009

Text by Laurie LaMountain
Photos by David Griffin, Linda Stevenson, David Harry and Mark Silber

It’s late April and we’re on the return home to Maine from Ireland, a country where performance music isn’t so much a national pastime as it is a rite. Our journey goes from car to plane to bus and back to car, and we’re on the last leg of it. It’s windy and rainy and we’re tired as we throw our bags into the bed of our waiting pickup truck and climb into the
cold cab for the two-hour drive home.   read more >