I was about to head out to the horse barn when I heard some of the old ladies gossiping.

Let me tell you about my grand dog Alexica, a chocolate Lab who has brought unconditional love to our home for nearly 11 years.

Sweet potatoes are delicious all year long, but during the winter season, they are a pantry staple for many, including me.

The icicles from my roof keep growing at such alarming rate these days that I’m willing to take seriously the recent prognostications of that sleepy marmot in Pennsylvania. Even the meteorologists have jumped on the bandwagon with their predictions of continued Arctic blast. For the home cook it is a clear signal to retrieve recipes for favorite warming soups.

Read Jasper Stahl and you’ll see how in Waldoboro, people created deep fractures between each other over politics, religion, education, and commerce.

This has been a great winter for birdfeeders with generous roofs. Every time it rains or snows, birdfeeders with wide roofs are the restaurants of choice for the feathered folk.

We are pleased to announce the return of “GSB Students Investigate,” a collaboration between The Lincoln County News and Great Salt Bay Community School teacher Kelly Girard.

I hate to start my column off with difficult news, however, this needs to get out there because it involves people near and dear to our hearts and to their neighbors and friends. The Helping Hands of Round Pond wrote so eloquently about this situation on the GoFundMe page that I am going to quote it word for word.

Greetings to all. The month of January is almost gone. With all the events taking place here in our town and across the U.S. our minds often seem to be in a tailspin.