July 22, 2009 RSS feed / Irregular Regulars

Recipes from the Ridge

Amazing Arugula In the past few years, arugula has made quite a statement! This peppery, leafy salad addition is easy to grow and is found in all the mesclun mixes in all the local markets. More...

IRREDIOMS ~ A look at common idioms

Phrases, sayings & expressions, what they mean & where they came from

Point of No Return The position or time after which it is impossible to go back, change your mind or do something different. During World War II, pilots knew that they had only enough fuel to fly a certain number of miles. More...

Moose Mountain

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Thought for the Week

Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness. —James Thurber If you have a positive thought you'd like us to print, please send or email it to us. More...

NORTH BY NORTHEAST

Tenacity, longevity and "Papa Jack" …a story about due respect (and admiration) for our elders

There is much to be said for the characteristic known as "tenacity." It is demonstrated by the hard-won foothold by a small white birch in a thin, mossy crack bisecting a large boulder near our flagpole. More...

FLY DOPE

Happy Belated Birthday to our friend Penni Seikman. We can't keep track of how old she is, but she's getting up there! More...

REAR VIEW

We skip No. 4 in our archives (because it's not there) and turn to the Nov. 17, 1977, Vol. 11, No. 5 issue of the Sugarloaf and Rangeley Lakes Irregular. More...