Getting our schooner ready for the season is a little like getting a broadway show ready for it's run. If you aren't done, the curtain is rising anyway. In the midst of what some years becomes crazy chaos as we near our first sailing date, our kids still have school (and need to get there [...]
This article ran in the local paper and I thought maybe the person who lost their cell phone in the compost last year might appreciate having made the news! Free Press column What’s In Your Trash? Annie Wonder how long it would have taken to compost if we hadn't found it? © 2009 Schooner J. [...]
Lemon-Thyme Pound Cake Excerpt from At Home, At Sea: Recipes from the Maine Windjammer J&E Riggin By Anne Mahle 1 cup sugar 1-1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, softened 8 large eggs, separated 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon extract 1/4 cup milk 2-1/4 cups unsifted bleached all-purpose flour (unbleached [...]
Maybe some vacations are out of reach this year – perhaps the guided safari trip to Africa or the high-end wine tour of Europe will have to wait (although, don’t wait too long, life’s too short.) But that doesn’t mean a vacation is completely out, because I’m guessing it’s a sure thing that the need [...]
We've been blogging for three years now. A fact that comes as a surprise to me, as when we first started, I wasn't sure I'd get more than a few months in before we gave it up and worked on more interesting projects. But it turns out that blogging is infinitely interesting, hopefully to you [...]
“Lamb”sagnaExcerpt from At Home, At Sea: Recipes from the Maine Windjammer J&E RigginI created this recipe for the spring lamb we get locally. 2 tablespoons olive oil1 pound ground lamb1/4 teaspoon salt1 large onion, diced6 cloves garlic, chopped2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, or 1 dried2 tablespoons all-purpose flour1 cup milk4 zucchini or summer squash, sliced [...]
Help us make history by saving history. American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation just named Schooner Adventure as a participant in this year’s Partners in Preservation program in Greater Boston. If successful, Adventure will receive $100,000 for new spars. Schooner Adventure is one of 25 sites selected now competing in a five-week [...]
Fifth on our list of 50 free things to do in Mid-Coast Maine: During the summer attend a Friday night slide show at The Maine Photographic Workshops. The Maine Media Workshop also offers several events that are open to the community. Just a stones throw from the Schooner Timberwind dock is Union Hall in the [...]
