Category Archives: Community
$20 in Your Pocket? : List of Bangor Area Thrift Shops.
Our family loves a good thrift shop. Our house, our closets, and our bookshelves are filled with goodies that cost pennies on the dollar. From comic books to muck boots to furniture and kitchen sinks … the Bangor area is full of non-profit thrift shops to meet every need. Not only can you save good money […]
So Your Friend is Having a Panic Attack : A Public Service Announcement.
Hello, from This Handmade Life.
Hello BDN readers! Welcome to my humble blog. Recently, the Bangor Daily News asked me to share this blog with their readers via their online newspaper edition. I would love to begin by giving you some lofty reason for my writing this blog. I want to treat you to the perfect elevator speech about the theme […]
Happy 41st Birthday, Halis!
About a week ago, I had lunch with my dear friend and fellow photographer, Jim Counihan. This sweet man described a gift he had created for his best friend’s birthday. This best friend loves Maine but does not live here. So, Jim created a photo album full of pictures of some of his friend’s favorite […]
University of Maine Museum of Art Field Trip.
Last month, Eva Wagner and I coordinated a field trip to the University of Maine Museum of Art for the Penobscot County Homeschoolers. Eva is the Education Coordinator for the museum. She is amazing, gentle, and brilliant. And I am sort-of the “creator” of the homeschool group … which I think I created mostly to take advantage of […]