By a certain age, Erica Archer knew she would own her own business. “I had no idea what industry (my business would be in). The
Month: September 2016
Erin Flett
“My design is my life, my life is my design,” says Erin Flett, the Westbrook-based textile designer who was named HGTV Magazine’s Designer to Watch
The incredible work of Maine women
Just about 30 years ago, I started my newspaper career at Maine’s largest daily. I was the third woman to be hired into a management
The DoL, The Fiduciary Standard, and You
There’s been a lot of static in the media lately surrounding a Department of Labor ruling—commonly referred to as “the fiduciary rule”—and how it will
The Good Was Always Simple
the good was always simple to wake and work among the trees to heal a house and grow our own and in the evenings rest
To cook or not to cook
…THAT IS THE QUESTION. Last December, I purchased a KitchenAid mixer (aka, the Holy Grail of small kitchen appliances). What started off as simply a
Baby food for thought
Last year, for Maine Women Magazine’s food issue, I wrote about feeding myself (or attempting to) and trying my hand at some not-so-complicated dishes that
Romanticizing the farm
This past summer I found myself at yet another Maine wedding, sitting at a long, family-style farm table set up in a field with the
Finding time on the farm
Finding time to write, or even read, can be a challenge when you raise vegetables and livestock on a busy organic farm. But novelist Cynthia
Totes MaGoats
If you’ve ever been on a farm with goats and noticed when they all stand at attention at the same time, it’s probably because they’ve
