Category: Life

Sent to us by one of our readers… Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment.   The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this ‘green...

From 1987 as told by Andover Elementary Grade 3 Students Contributed by Joe Gee Flood season is fast approaching here in the St. John Valley.  For many this means preparation while for others this may be a time for reflection.  The impacts of flooding may be very different from one...

Early in January I visited with the Tobicrafters at one the bi-weekly quilting bees they hold at the Anglican Church in Andover. (See story here)   The ladies were just beginning to put together a new quilt, with a top in a beautiful star pattern in white and shades...

Several years back, in 2011, Plaster Rock resident Nancy reed along with her friend Janice Beaudoin began experimenting with making hand crafted soaps just like our grandmothers (or great grandmothers, or great great depending on your age!) used to make.   Their hobby took off, and they have been...

By Linda Nicholas What if you could reduce your power bill to $25.00 a month or less? Would you do it?   My answer would be; ‘darn right!’ I imagine yours would be too. So, how could this be?   The answer is Democratic Energy.   The Greek word...

Stephanie Kelley Recently, I’ve been on natural pro-biotic food odyssey, exploring and experimenting with lacto-fermented vegetables. I was therefore quite excited to learn about a fermented pro-biotic beverage I had never heard of called water kefir.   Both milk and water kefir are pro-biotic beverages made with kefir grains,...

Stephanie Kelley Don’t you just hate it when you lose stuff, especially favourite glove in the middle of winter? And, this time of year gloves seem to want to jump out of our pockets, fall out of our cars…or maybe there are inter-dimensional glove pixies playing with our minds...

Stephanie Kelley Jennifer and Jason thought they had a cat named Petey, but as it turned out, Petey had much bigger ideas….   Petey came to live with the couple in their apartment at Victoria Villa when he was a wee kitten during the summer of 2012. He quickly...

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food… Stephanie Kelley Who needs medication when Mother Nature gave us turmeric.? Take a look at the incredible health benefits of this plant: Digestive Aid Blood Purifier Anti-inflammatory Wound Healer Skin Tonic Analgesic Anti-viral Anti-bacterial Ant-Fungal Antiseptic Anti-carcinogenic Fat Metabolizer...

Stephanie Kelley In the last issue of the Blackfly I described some of my culinary adventures with fermented vegetables. I had made a batch of kimchi, which was by that time ripe enough to eat, and I had just started a batch of traditional sauerkraut. (recipes are in issue...