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How you can help With everything going on in the world right now here are a few things that you can do to help out our businesses and community. Every advertiser in this issue offers gift certificates, and many Larry Marsolais restaurants have takeout.

So let’s all pull together and take a moment to see what we can do. If you still want to go out to eat, do it with takeout. The best way to help right now is to buy gift certificates — get them now and use them at a later date. If all of us on the Seacoast can try to do this, it will go a long way to helping out the businesses that are suffering.

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Also in this issue, check out the North Hampton Business Association on pages 19 through 22.

I would love to hear from our readers on how we are doing. I have received some great emails and phone calls already and I thank you. Feel free to call me anytime at 603-935-5096 to discuss local issues or to place an ad.

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A FEW SHORE THINGS — TO DO AT HOME (COVID-19 EDITION) term used for African-Americans whose skin is light enough for them to pass as Caucasian. It follows Blue Vein matriarch and psychic Elizabeth Beeson Chase, who is forced to give up her first love and first child because they are too dark to be Blue Veins, but after learning a secret tied to her psychic abilities, she discovers that her purpose goes far beyond saving her own family.

Concord author Gail Schilling’s new travel memoir, Do Not Go Gentle. Go to Paris: Travels of an Uncertain Woman of a Certain Age, is a kind of coming-of-age story, but not in the traditional sense of transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Her story is about getting older while holding on to a spontaneous and adventurous spirit. In 2010, at age 62, Schilling decided, with very little money and having never traveled before, to go to Paris. When she returned to the U.S. after the month-long trip,

she felt compelled to write a book, not only to share her travel experience but to inspire other women who, like herself, were struggling with their sense of identity as they aged.

“What do you do with a deadly weapon when it’s no longer needed?” That’s the question asked in The Augmented Man, Nashua author Joseph Carrabis’ latest novel. The scifi military psychological thriller is set in a not-too-distant future, where the military, at war with South America, struggles because its soldiers are returning from combat too traumatized to function or continue fighting. Captain James Donaldson devises a solution to this problem: recruit children who have already suffered massive psychological trauma who would be unaffected by the horrors of war and genetically modify their bodies to turn them into the ultimate weapons. These “Augmented Men,” as they are called, are scheduled to be

terminated at the end of the war, but one Augmented Man, Nick Trailer, survives.

Blind Search is the second book in Salisbury author Paula Munier’s mystery series following a former military policewoman, Mercy Carr, and her bomb-sniffing dog Elvis. In the first book, A Borrowing of Bones (2018), Mercy and her fiance, Martinez, are on active duty in their final deployment when she is shot and wounded and he is killed. In his final moments, Martinez asks Mercy to take care of Elvis. Mercy and Elvis return home to Vermont, where they begin solving mysteries. In Blind Search, the duo teams up with a game warden and his search-and-rescue dog to investigate the murder of a young woman in Vermont’s Green Mountains. The investigation is further complicated when their only witness to the murder is a 10-year-old boy with autism.

— Angie Sykeny

Town Meeting is three brothers and two ace players from Lowell making some of the best acoustic harmony music around (they’re regulars on the southern New Hampshire scene). Check out their 22-minute Underwater Sunshine Festival video, which includes selections from their brand new album, Make Things Better. A highlight song is “The Fourth Verse,” which starts with a question: “How do you tell a local band from a national treasure?” The album’s de facto title song perfectly distills the challenges of making it in music, with or without a pandemic. The mini-concert is on YouTube at tinyurl.com/s6ttwnb.

River Sister is another acoustic gem With live entertainment options severely hailing from the Seacoast. There’s a story limited, there are a few ways to enjoy local of a hush passing over a Laurel Canyon livmusic from the comfort of your own home. ing room decades ago when Crosby, Stills

& Nash revealed their harmony sweet spot.

Similarly, a reverent silence greeted Elissa Margolin and Stefanie Guzikowski the first time they sang together. The moment led to this group, which also includes drummer PJ Donahue and bass player Nate Therrien. Check them out at facebook. com/riversistermusic/band for a sound that balances folk tradition, jazz rhythm and glorious singing.

Senie Hunt is a brilliant guitarist, as evidenced on his first CD, Song Bird. Released in May 2019, its five songs appeal to fans of great percussive players such as Leo Kottke, Richard Thompson and Mike Dawes, but Hunt’s style is unique and all his own. Crowdfunded through IndieGoGo and recorded over the past few years, the effort began with the title track, an ode to

the random beauty of nature inspired during a trip to Vermont. Check him out in a March 22, 2019, concert at the Hatbox Theatre in Concord, and go see him live when all this tumult is over; see tinyurl.com/qov8t7y.

Lucas Gallo kicked off an effort to help keep his fellow musicians sane and please fans of the local scene, launching the Local Music Quarantine Video Challenge.

“Record yourself playing a favorite song (original or cover) somewhere at your home (porch, living room, yard, kitchen, etc.) and tag @ConcordNHMusicScene,” he wrote on the Concord, NH Music Scene’s Facebook page. “Amateur videos (smartphone, etc.) are more preferred! We’ll share it! Get creative and have fun! Music is so important in times like these!”

— Michael Witthaus

While at that point schools hadn’t closed, the new reality was crystallizing in which we were looking at an extended period of family togetherness in the era of social distancing. We’re all faced with the same reality now and I would offer that craft beer can play a critical role in getting us through this with some level of sanity.

With that in mind, here are four New Hampshire craft beers to help fill out a beer survival kit.

old and when it does you need to turn to a beer that hits you right between the eyes. Loaded with tropical fruit notes and extra alcohol, this is the beer to grab when you’re at your wit’s end.

Salted Caramel Milk Stout by Throwback Brewery (North Hampton): This is a big milky bomb of rich malts and sweet caramel — this milk stout can be the reward beer. You got through a day of work, kept the kids relatively entertained, fed yourself and your family and maybe, just maybe your home doesn’t look like a tornado swept through — reward yourself with a smooth, velvety stout. You’ve earned it.

Czech Pilsner by Moat Mountain Smoke House and Brewing Co. (North Conway): Crisp and clean and so easy to drink — this is your weekend beer,

because by the time your first weekend rolls around after a full week of social distancing, you’re going to need something that just slides effortlessly down your throat. You’ll need the full 16-ounce can and then possibly a couple more.

Vinátta Russian Imperial Stout by Kelsen Brewing Co. (Derry): At 12 percent ABV and loaded with huge flavors of chocolate, tobacco and dark fruit, this is not for the faint of heart. This brew carries an immense intensity best sipped slowly over a period of time, although the rich chocolate and warming alcohol will likely make you want to drink this a bit faster than you should. I like this one in the afternoon, after you just finished playing with the kids in the yard on a crisp day. Cheers!

— Jeff Mucciarone

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Manchester author and Chair of the NH Writers’ Project Masheri Chappelle received the 2019 New Hampshire Literary Award for Outstanding Work of Fiction for her latest novel, The Oracle Files: Escape. A spin-off of her debut novel The Descendant (2009), The Oracle Files is the first of what will be a three-book series centered on the “Blue Vein Society,” a

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Animals offer all kinds of benefits to humans, from mouse hunting to emotional support. Find out why dogs make great hiking buddies, how cats can protect your barn and why having chickens can be useful (think fewer ticks, more delicious breakfasts) — plus a look at how all animals can be therapeutic.

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Barn cat. Photo courtesy of Manchester Animal Shelter.

If you have a barn, stable, shed, garage, en care of, but also be left alone and be able warehouse, workshop or other outbuild- to do what they want.” ing that you’re trying to keep free of pests, adopting a barn cat could be just what you Benefits of having a barn cat need. “[A] common misconception is that barn cats are lazy,” Saitta said. “Barn cats are What is a barn cat? actually very hardworking and helpful con“A barn cat is a cat that has temperamen- tributors to your property.” tal or behavioral issues that prevent them Outbuildings often attract rodents and from being able to live in a home environ- other unwanted critters seeking warmth ment, so they live outdoors and take shelter and food, and keeping the invasions under in a barn or warehouse on the property they control can be a challenge for the property live on,” said Nicole Saitta, feline manag- owner. Having a barn cat or multiple barn er at the Manchester Animal Shelter. “The cats on the premise can help significanttemperament and behavior of all strays that ly. Okola said barn cats have been known are brought in [to the shelter] are assessed. to hunt mice, rats, moles, squirrels, chipIf it is determined that the cat cannot be munks, ermines and birds. Their presence adopted into a house, then as a no-kill shel- alone can also provide some security by ter we look for other alternatives for the cat, causing larger animals to be less likely to including becoming a barn cat.” approach the property.

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Thank you for being a feathered friend Eggs and extermination services all under one coop When it comes to the age old question of whether the chicken or the egg came first, the answer, at least for Taylor Hall, is a little known third option: the chicken coop.

In December of 2018, Hall, who lives in Concord with his fiance Erika Rydberg, became the owner of four egg-laying chickens that a friend of Rydberg’s was unable to keep. Lucky for the homeless hens, the couple already had a fully built chicken coop in the backyard. And lucky for Rydberg and Hall, the chickens have brought them the unexpected benefits of fresh eggs and pest control — and a good amount of entertainment.

Known affectionately as “the Golden Girls,” Rydberg named the new pets Sophia, Blanche, Dorothy and Rose, each of whom possesses her own personality, according to Hall.

“The phrase ‘pecking order’ is very much a thing,” Hall said. “Blanche is definitely in charge, followed by Rose. Sophia and Dorothy alternate, but they’re toward the bottom of the order.”

The personalities dictate everything from who gets to eat first to who is OK with being picked up by their human housemates and how they play when the chickens leave the coop for the enclosed grassy space where they roam free during the warmer months.

It’s in this enclosure where the Golden Girls keep pests under control.

“When they’re in their enclosed outdoor area, they’re absolutely eating whatever is in there like bugs, ticks and other insects they happen to come across,” Hall said.

The chickens are anything but picky when it comes to their meals, according to Hall, who says that store-bought chicken feed makes up the majority of their diets.

For the occasional treat, Hall says the girls are partial to dried cranberries but also feast on fruits and vegetables that have neared the end of their respective shelf lives in the couple’s fridge.

In the winter when the enclosure’s insect supply has gone dry, Hall says he supplements the chickens diet with baby chick feed, which is higher in protein and helps to add fat and thicken feathers for the colder months ahead.

Maintaining a nutritious diet is vital for

the steady stream of eggs that the Golden Girls produce, with Hall adding that the chickens will produce three to four eggs a day during the spring and summer and about one egg per day in the winter.

“That’s certainly more than we can go through as two people,” said Hall. “In our research, we learned very quickly that you’ll never be able to make money selling eggs. So we have a couple friends who are more than happy to take the eggs and we’re more than happy to share. It’s our way of sharing that joy that we get from the chickens.”

Farm fresh eggs like the ones laid by the Golden Girls will have imperfect shells and run a little smaller compared to the ones you find on the grocery store shelves, with Hall noting that he and Rydberg typically use three or more eggs whenever they’re baking a recipe that calls for two.

But don’t judge these eggs by their shells.

“When you crack it open into a frying pan and cook the egg, the yellow color of the yolk is more intense than any egg I’ve ever seen from the store,” Hall said. “I don’t know how much of that is in my own head, but I think they definitely taste better and the colors are so much nicer than anything marked ‘organic’ of ‘free range’ that I’ve ever purchased.”

Though the benefits are worth the effort for Hall and Rydberg, they don’t come easy; Hall said it takes a good amount of work to

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4-H Poultry Project where members can “learn about basic care and feeding, health and housing of poultry,” along with opportunities for showing. Representatives from the extension also hold regular backyard chicken seminars at local feed stores and other locations across the state, event listing can be found on the UNH Cooperative Extension’s events page.

keep the birds fed, make sure their water is clean (and thawed in the winter months), change the bedding regularly, and keep a watchful eye for fisher cats, foxes and other predators with poultry on the mind.

“During the summer months, I’ll take some cayenne pepper and go around the coop with it just to deter other animals from getting close,” said Hall, who notes he’s yet to have any run ins with wild animals after his birds. “[The chickens] will eat anything and hot pepper doesn’t bother them, but it will deter other animals.”

Hall stresses that anyone thinking about getting chickens of their own should do as much research and possible and think of the birds, first and foremost, as the same longterm responsibility as a cat, dog or any other pet.

“They live a long time, typically about 10 to 12 years, and they won’t lay eggs the entire time. So, you’re eventually going to care for chickens that won’t be laying eggs,” Hall said. “They do have personality, they do get stressed out if they’re in an enclosed in an area, they do need exercise and they’re like any other pet that’s a part of the family.” — Travis Morin Insect eaters Fun fact: In addition to traditional feed and various treats, chickens, ducks and other popular backyard poultry allowed to roam in the grass will peck the ground to consume an assortment of the insects.

According to Pat Brass, manager at Goffstown Ace Hardware, here’s a breakdown of each species favorite insect snacks: Chickens: Dead bees, mealworms, grasshoppers, beetles, ticks and mosquitoes Ducks: Mosquitoes, horse flies, june bugs, worms Guinea Fowl: Ticks, flies, bees, grasshoppers, flies, mosquitoes

Emotional support

Many pet owners experience the emotional comfort and joy that their animals bring to their homes; some even pay it forward by becoming certified handlers who bring their animals to hospitals, nursing homes, mental health clinics, schools and libraries.

Most therapy pets are dogs, according to Maureen Ross, founder of New England Pet Partners, although she said other animals can include cats, rabbits or alpacas. The Pelham-based nonprofit serves as a network of locally certified therapy animal and handler teams in New Hampshire and other neighboring states.

“These dogs are not service dogs.

These are dogs that people can connect with to improve their well-being,” Ross said.

One popular method, she said, involves having the dogs visit a school or a library to interact with students.

Therapy dogs might enjoy time with college students to help them relax from the stress of a final exam, or they might lend an ear to smaller children learning to read.

“Working with kids on reading issues … helps them build confidence and motivation,” Ross said.

Therapy pets possess patience that can even help people who are not used to being around dogs or have a fear of dogs become more comfortable. They can also be used in conjunction with various health care fields; an occupational therapist might motivate a patient by having the patient touch, hold or walk toward a therapy dog, or a speech pathologist might ask a patient to talk to

the animal.

In Goffstown, UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center provides animal therapy to people with disabilities, atrisk youth, veterans and others who can benefit from equine therapy. Executive Director Karen Kersting said the equine programs are more than just a horse ride.

“Imagine getting on to a horse from a wheelchair. The transfer helps to develop core strength and muscle tone for each person. Imagine the feeling of freedom and to gain this new perspective, a very different one from what one would typically have,” she said. “Imagine you’d be able to groom a horse and create this honest one-on-one connection with it.”

For a lot of these individuals, the simple movements of grooming or holding the reins of a horse can help develop muscle, all while forming a bond with the horse.

“Horses don’t judge,” Kersting said.

“What is different about horses is that they are going to reflect back your personal energy in some regards. If they sense hesitation, they will be hesitant.

This goes for any other feeling — they cause us to make adjustments and reconnect with things that make us who we are.”

Even animals that are not trained or certified to provide emotional support — just your average pets — offer therapeutic benefits. Ross said pets can help increase our self-esteem, lower our blood pressure and reduce stress and anxiety.

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If you’re an avid hiker and you want to bring along a four-legged companion, selecting a breed to join you on the trails should depend in part on your own lifestyle.

“It really comes down to you as the owner and how active you are,” said Helen St. Pierre, a certified dog trainer and owner of No Monkey Business Dog Training in Concord. “If you only go out hiking once a week … then you need an outlet for those dogs as they grow up, because six days out of the week, that dog still needs a lot of activity and physical stimulation.”

Ashley Clark, a certified dog trainer and owner of You and Your Dog Training and Services in New Boston, said it can be helpful to consult the seven dog breed groups as organized by the American Kennel Club. Each dog type is grouped together based on what that dog was originally bred for, performing specific tasks from gathering and moving livestock to assisting hunters in capturing game. The groups are herding dogs, hound dogs, sporting dogs, non-sporting dogs, working dogs, terriers and toy dogs.

If you hike all the time, two groups in particular – working dogs or sporting dogs – make great companions, according to Amillie Zickmund, behavior and training associate for the New Hampshire SPCA in Stratham. Sporting dogs specifically include spaniels and retrievers, while working dogs would be breeds like Siberian huskies, boxers or rottweilers. Both groups are bred for endurance and long-term strenuous activity.

“A lot of them are listed as loyal and bond quickly to their owners,” Zickmund said. “Working breeds in particular always constantly need to have a job to do. If they don’t have work to do at all, they tend to get into trouble, like getting into trash and

chewing things.”

Other breeds like hounds, she said, are more likely to walk or run ahead of their handler on a hiking trail due to their tendency to chase a scent. Hounds are further divided into two categories: scent hounds and sight hounds.

Herding breeds include corgis, border collies and German shepherds. According to Clark, they are known for being very alert dogs that tend to be very cautious alongside their owners, something to consider if you’re out hiking around other dogs or people. But she added that proper training from a very young age can go a long way.

“Building those blocks of socialization … is a really big part of the equation,” she said.

Members of the non-sporting or the toy groups would not fare as well on longduration hikes as dogs in the sporting or working groups. This is not only because of the dog’s size but also its physical characteristics, according to Julia McDonough, training director and co-owner of Fortunate K9 Dog & Owner Training in Derry. She said the smaller noses and shorter snouts of bulldogs and pugs, for example, can make it difficult for them to get adequate oxygen without exerting themselves.

A dog’s size should also be taken into consideration if you’re hiking long distances, Clark said. Larger breeds not only have to work their joints harder due to their size, but they may be too heavy for the owner to carry back should something happen on your hike.

“An Alaskan malamute is a good breed for long-term and colder activities … but then the issue is that they can get up to 150 pounds,” she said. “So you have to think about what would you do if there was some

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“By keeping these [wild animal] populations in check, you prevent the consumption and contamination of food stores and spread of disease to other animals on the property,” Saitta said. Finally, just because a cat is undomesticated does not mean it can’t offer a certain level of companionship to the other animals on the property and to the property owner, Okola said.

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There are a few things to consider before taking a barn cat home.

First, if you’re adopting during the colder months, Okola said, make sure you have an outbuilding that is heated. Cats that have been held in the shelter for some time, unexposed to the changing temperatures, have not grown a thicker coat in preparation for the cold.

“It’s not fair to place cats that have gotten used to the indoors outside in the wintertime,” Okola said, “but cats that are outdoors and grow a thick winter coat do just fine in the wintertime and out in the

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Secondly, it is more humane to keep multiple barn cats on your property as opposed to just one, Saitta said, since barn cats tend to thrive and be happier when they have the company of other barn cats.

“Typically, barn cats are adopted out in pairs or as a group of three,” she said.

“This allows the cats to have a friend that makes them feel safer, and it is not much more work to take care of more than one barn cat.”

The best way to acclimate a new barn cat to your property, Saitta said, is to keep it inside the outbuilding in a large dog crate, supplied with food, water and a litterbox for the first three weeks. After three weeks have passed, open the door to the crate, but leave it there. After two weeks, remove the crate.

Continued care of a barn cat, Saitta said, entails providing it with food, water (kept in a heated bowl during the winter to prevent the water from freezing), a sheltered area where it can sleep protected from the elements, and veterinarian care.

“The most common mistake that is made when caring for a barn cat is not taking care of them as you would any other animal on your property,” she said. “Even though some barn cats are quite independent, they still need to be fed and vetted regularly.”

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White Terrier Bred for: Hunting vermin like rats and Hound Group mice. Amillie Zickmund, behavior and Notable breeds: Basset Hound, Grey- training associate for the New Hampshire hound, Dachshund SPCA in Stratham, said terriers can make Bred for: Hunting small prey like rac- great hiking companions due to their high coons and rabbits. Hounds are further energy level and agility. divided into two categories: scent hounds and sight hounds. Unlike sporting dogs, Toy Group according to Clark, hounds tend to be more Notable breeds: Chihuahua, Shih Tzu, independent, and will likely go out ahead of Pomeranian, Pug a handler on a trail if off leash.

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Bred for: This is a diverse group made up of breeds that don’t qualify for any of Working Group the other six groups, Clark said. As a result, Notable breeds: Boxer, Siberian Husky, non-sporting breeds are largely sought after Great Dane, Rottweiler as companion animals. Breeds like French Bred for: Assisting their owners in bulldogs, according to Helen St. Pierre of completing specific tasks, like pullNo Monkey Business Dog Training in Con- ing sleds or carts, or guarding homes. cord, are not physically built for endurance Because they always need a job to do, and will struggle with hotter temperatures. Zickmund said working breeds can especially be great to have along with you if Sporting Group you hike regularly.

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I think that the biggest surprise about dancing for any couple is how easy it can be. I can’t even count Can you describe your how many times a new business? couple comes in for an Krystal Ballroom offers introductory lesson and Ballroom and Latin dance especially the men say, lessons for couples and sin‘Wow, that was easier than gles. Our students range I thought.’ There is a stigfrom 12 to 80 years of age. ma with Dancing with the Stars that all dancers are Can you tell us a litKim Lennon. Courtesy photo. looking to be on stage. tle about these styles of This is not the case, and this is perfectly acceptdancing?

When people hear ballroom and Latin able. Learning how to dance with a partner is dancing, they often think it’s too fancy or a life skill that everyone should learn — from formal when in fact most students are sim- weddings to corporate events and simply dancply looking to learn how to dance in a social ing at the studio for a fun new hobby together. environment or for a new fun way to chalIt sounds like a great stress reliever, right? lenge themselves physically and mentally.

The great thing is that people soon realize We teach private lessons, group classes and even offer weekly practice parties that the studio is so much more than dancing. to enable our students to use their new skill Students are able to get away from their devicin a safe non-competitive environment. We es, stresses, and use their minds in a positive teach wedding couples, teens, social dancers fun cognitive way. They are not only physically but mentally challenging themselves. Students and even competitive dancers. get to socialize with one another in a way that society in this day and age has taken away from How did you get into this line of work?

I love this question. I’ve been a dancer my us. We are building a community of dance, but entire life. I went through the typical ballet- also of simply being. tap-jazz routine most little girls do. Then What is the biggest challenge for you as a after high school I felt lost. Once you are a dancer it will always be part of you. I went business owner?

Getting it all done. Isn’t that the biggest on to college, worked various jobs, none of which truly fulfilled me. I laugh because challenge for any small business owner? The when I was young — around 14 years of second challenge is getting the local communiage — I remember talking to my father at ty to really understand what it is that we do and our kitchen table and telling him I wanted what we offer. We are not a kids studio. We are to own a dance studio when I grew up. Of a year-round, open enrollment studio. course, a parent whose child is stating they What is your greatest joy? want to work in the arts or become a profesWitnessing a student’s progress at any levsional athlete is concerning, and therefore I was guided to continue school and venture el. Seeing when a new step clicks and hearing on. Who knew that I would find Dancesport our students’ stories about how dancing has [ballroom and Latin competitive dancing] brought joy to their lives. years later?

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Chasing down an intermittent nonstarter Dear Car Talk: I have a well-maintained, 2008 Ford Fusion with 256,000 miles.

Sometimes, the car does not start on first, second, third or more turn of the ignition key. I’ll pump the

By Ray Magliozzi brake and keep at it, and finally it starts. There’s no signs of life during these failed attempts (no sound at all). I had the battery replaced a couple of months ago, but it’s still happening. Is it the starter? Loose connections? I’m getting ready for a long road trip and don’t want to be stranded. I’d like to give the dealership some hints about what to look for in case the car starts fine when I take it in. What should they check? — Christie Well, with 256,000 miles on the car, it could be a lot of things. I’m going to guess it’s not the battery, since that was just replaced. And I’m also going to guess that when they changed out the battery a few months ago, they cleaned and tightened all the cables. So it’s probably not that, either.

It could be the starter motor. This is classic behavior of a failing starter. It could also be the ignition switch. The ignition switch is what you stick your key into. And after a few million uses, it can wear out, and fail intermittently.

In addition, there are a couple of safety features that prevent you from starting the car and immediately plowing through your garage door.

One is called the neutral safety switch. That’s a switch that prevents the car from starting if the shifter is in anything other than Park or Neutral.

As an experiment, next time the car won’t start, with the transmission in Park, try forcefully jiggling the shifter with one hand while holding the key in the crank position with the other. If nothing else, it’s good aerobic exercise.

If you can get the car to start that way in Park or Neutral, that points to a bad Neutral Safety Switch. Your Fusion also has a brake-starter interlock, which prevents the car from starting unless your foot is on the brake. If that switch is out of position, or worn out, that could also cause intermittent starting issues. So this is good news for your mechanic. He’ll have plenty to choose from, in terms of where to get the money for next month’s boat payment.

And you’re right to get it addressed before your upcoming road trip. These “intermittent” problems tend to become more “mittent” over time, and then permanent. So it certainly could strand you. If you’re not able to confirm it’s the neutral safety switch by using the experiment I describe, ask your mechanic to take his best guess and try replacing something.

You’ll have to hope that he guesses right, or

that if he guesses wrong, it fails again before your bon voyage party. If it were me, I’d probably start with the brake interlock switch first, since that’s the cheapest thing to try. If that doesn’t fix it, I’d try a new starter motor. I’d try the ignition switch last.

Dear Car Talk: My question has to do with the air pressure in my tires. In the winter, the low tire pressure warning light in my wife’s car tends to come on when it gets very cold. As I’m sure you’re well aware, this is due to the impact of the cold on the density of the air in the tire. I live in Colorado, and it can be 14 degrees in the morning, and in the 60s by the afternoon. When I check the pressure early, it’s naturally low. When I check it in the afternoon, it’s back up to normal. My question is this: What pressure should I set the tires at so that I can assure my wife that she is safe to drive, and will also prevent her sensor from sending her into a panic, and me having to check her air pressure to convince her that she does not have a flat tire?

— Dave Keep in mind that, generally speaking, tire pressure that’s too low is more dangerous than tire pressure that’s too high. So the answer is to fill the tires so that they’re at the correct pressure at the colder part of the day.

We know that tire pressure drops about one pound-per-square-inch (PSI) for every 10 degrees the temperature drops. So, if your recommended tire pressure is 30 PSI, and you set them at 30 PSI in the afternoon when it’s 65 degrees, by the next morning, when it’s 50 degrees colder, your tire pressure will be 25 PSI. That’s more than 10 percent below the recommended pressure, so it’ll set off your tire pressure warning light. So, instead, set the tires at 30 PSI in the morning. By the afternoon, the tire pressure will be 35 PSI, and that will be of absolutely no consequence in terms of safety.

If your wife is very sensitive, she may notice that the ride is slightly firmer. And if she’s an engineer, she may notice that she gets better gas mileage in the afternoon with her firmer tires than she does in the morning. Realistically, she probably won’t notice either. As long as you stay below the tire’s maximum safe pressure (which is printed on the sidewall of every tire, and is considerably higher than the recommended pressure), your wife will be safe. At 35 PSI on a passenger car tire, you shouldn’t be anywhere near the tire’s maximum pressure.

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AT ORCHARD GRILLE AT APPLECREST FARM “Good food to the core” is the motto of The Orchard Grille at Applecrest Farm (133 Exeter Road, Hampton Falls, 758-1686, theorchardgrille.wixsite.com/mysite), a new onsite restaurant at one of the oldest family-owned farms on the Seacoast. Chef Jon Adams, a North Carolina native who has worked on the Seacoast for more than 20 years, has been brought in to create a menu of New England comfort favorites with a unique Southern flair. Options include a few small plates like seared fish tacos and Parmesan cream gnocchi macaroni and cheese; pizzas cooked in a stone-fired grill; appetizers, soups and salads; burgers and sandwiches, like a blackened shrimp po’ boy on Texas toast; and entrees, like Southern fried chicken, meatball primavera, Brazilian steak tips and ricotta ravioli. The eatery pays tribute to the longtime apple orchard by incorporating homegrown fruit into some of its foods and drinks, like an apple and ginger-infused cocktail, and an apple cider doughnut whoopie pie with cinnamon buttercream frosting. Brunch is also served on Sundays, featuring a menu of eggs, French toast, pancakes and more, as well as mimosas, bloody marys and other cocktails. The Scene caught up with Lindsey Comeau, general manager of The Orchard Grille, pre-COVID-19, to talk about the eatery’s concept and some of her top picks for must-try dishes.

How long has The Orchard Grille been around?

The Orchard Grille opened on Jan. 17 so it has had a short life so far, but Applecrest Farm has been around for over 100 years.

What makes The Orchard Grille unique?

When this space was the Applecrest Farm Bistro, they were trying to do more elevated flavors and small plates. But with The Orchard Grille, we wanted to be a super cozy, comforting and familyfriendly spot that the locals [will want to] go to once or twice a week. It’s a really

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My personal favorite dish is our stuffed meatball appetizer. Our chef just knocks it out of the park. [The meatballs have] beef, pork, veal and fresh mozzarella, and they are cooked in the stone oven. For a drink, I have to say that my favorite would be the 75 Pleasant Street. It’s kind of a play on a Moscow Mule, but with apples. It’s really refreshing and delicious. It’s named after the address of The Clipper Tavern [in Portsmouth], which our owners also run.

Strawberry French Toast at The Orchard Grille at Applecrest Farm in Hampton Falls. Courtesy photos.

What is a dish that everyone should try?

I would have to say our burgers, which have ground chuck beef and pork sausage. We call them “smash patties,” because instead of a really thick burger, ours are on the thin side. We take a spatula and flatten it on the flat top grill, so you still get that crispy and crunchy outside but it’s really tender and juicy on the inside.

The smash burger has smoked cheddar, super-fresh heirloom tomatoes and housemade pickles.

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I think it’s having time management [skills], the ability to multitask and always keeping the guests’ perspectives in mind.

In order to do that, you need to be able to look at things from every different angle.

What is your favorite thing about being on the Seacoast?

I’ve lived in Hampton all my life, and I’ve actually been going to Applecrest since I was a baby. I love the feeling of community here and it’s really neat to be able to be a part of it.

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The remainder of Maple Month has also been canceled, as were the Canterbury Maple Festival and the Kearsarge Maple Festival, two Photo courtesy of Canterbury Shaker Village. community-wide celebrations of local maple syrup through demonstrations and tastings that ly Sliviak of Ben’s Sugar Shack said. “When it gets warm, the trees start budding, but we don’t would have happened this weekend. foresee that happening right now.”

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Loudon also said maple sugaring season has None of this, however, necessarily means that been “generally strong” and consistent with every sugar house in the state will be closed.

Brenda Noiseux, marketing and publicity man- the past few years of earlier seasons. He said ager for the Association, said people can contact the cold stretch throughout most of February their local sugar house directly to see if they will effectively put the season on pause, while syrup be welcoming visitors to shop for maple syr- production was able to recover during late Febup and other products like maple cream, maple ruary and early March.

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New Hampshire produces around 150,000 year, areas more north and west may still be able gallons of maple syrup annually, according to to produce syrup through the end of March with the Association, and the industry continues to ideal weather conditions.

“The taps are really only productive for [six] grow every year. weeks or so and half our taps are done for this Several sugar houses in New Hampshire, like year,” Folsom said in an email. “The other half Ben’s Sugar Shack in Temple and Newbury, have reported a good maple sugaring sea- may give us another run if the weather is right.”

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The vernal equinox, the first day of spring, happens at 11:49 p.m. on March 19 this year.

The vernal equinox is an event of equal daylight and nighttime hours, a time of rebirth, a time of new beginnings.

Our prehistoric ancestors worshiped the sun and built temples to it. Their continued existence hinged on the coming of spring, the renewal of the earth.

Today we welcome spring for the hope that it brings, for the opportunity for us to “be reborn,” to plot new directions, new paths, to explore new opportunities. This week’s wines have stories that follow and recount history and new beginnings.

The Meeker Vineyard 2016 Merlot, from Alexander Valley in Sonoma County, originally priced at $29.99 and on sale at the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets at $14.99, is a wine worth exploration. According to their website, Charlie and Molly Meeker bought their first vineyard at the end of West Dry Creek Road in Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley in 1977. In 1984 they established their winery, The Meeker Vineyard, with Charlie as the winemaker. In these early years the winery specialized in zinfandel, cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay.

But Charlie wasn’t always a winemaker. Educated and trained as an attorney, Charlie was in the motion picture industry, first as an attorney, eventually becoming the president of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. During these years, he worked his “day job” in Los Angeles, and commuted to his winery north of Healdsburg. He hired a winemaker. This existence continued until the 1990s, when Charlie left MGM to devote his full time to his passion – farming and creating wine. The early 2000s saw the expansion of production from a few thousand cases of wine to well over 10,000 cases.

Meeker Vineyard has expanded its lineup to include several varietals, such as merlot, grenache, and blends of syrah, zinfandel, carignane and petite syrah. The merlot sampled above has a nose of cherries with a bit of caramel.

To the taste, there are cherries, along with berries, classic to a merlot. A good balance of tannins rounds out the long finish to this wine.

Our next wine is Eagle Glen 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, originally priced at $27.99 and on sale at the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets at $13.99.

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This wine is more subtle than the merlot. There is fruit to the nose of cherry and raspberry. To the taste the fruit goes to dried plums and blackberries, with notes of chocolate and some leather.

The fruit and finish on this wine is more subtle, more refined than the Meeker Merlot. How did this wine come to be?

Eagle Glen is but one in a portfolio of wines of the Davies Family Selections.

Launched in 2013, Eagle Glen consists of a lineup of merlots, cabernet sauvignons and chardonnays. According to their website, Davies Family Selections was formed in 2010 and “founded

by Ian Davies to serve the industry’s growing need for an effective importer and brokerage of fine wines. Today the company is recognized as an innovator and market leader managing a fastgrowing portfolio of premium wines.”

There are seven labels covering wine growing regions such as Marlborough, New Zealand, Southern Australia and Napa Valley.

The vernal equinox is a time of transition or rebirth. Try these wines, either created or fostered by these great individuals who subscribe to the ideals of transition and rebirth. Their efforts should be rewarded.

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After Emira is accused of kidnapping Alix’s toddler Briar, the two women are at a crossroads in their strictly business relationship. Emira gets the wakeup call that she needs more stable employment with health insurance before she turns 26. Meanwhile, Alix is horrified by these accusations and doubles down to solidify Emira’s status as “part of the family.” As Emira starts to pull away, Alix is driven by guilt (and the desire to not be perceived as racist) to learn details about Emira’s personal life that she had never bothered to learn about before.

Such a Fun Age from Alix’s point of view feels like a bumbling comedy of errors. Her desperation to position herself as Emira’s friend is just as deliciously cringe-worthy as a reality TV show drama. Every time she convinces herself that she’s one step closer to winning over Emira, Reid flips to the perspective of Emira, who only wants to further distance herself from Alix now that she’s acting so strangely.

Emira doesn’t have the headspace to care about Alix. Her point of view largely centers around familiar “quarter life crisis” anxieties. Emira shares an apartment she will not be able to afford when she’s kicked off her parents’ health insurance, and even with a college degree she doesn’t have any job prospects. While Emira’s tight circle of friends are celebrating career milestones, Emira is caught between babysitting and an unfulfilling parttime transcription job with the Green Party, neither of which offers benefits. Reid highlights how directionless Emira feels by contrasting her with her friends and siblings who have clear passions and goals.

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Emira knows that being shoved in the spotlight would do her more harm than good if the public were suddenly making snap judgments.

The nuances of class and race are dissected poignantly without feeling preachy. While Alix and Emira’s lives both revolve around Briar’s, their home lives are leagues apart (something that Emira is acutely aware of and Alix is not). The gap between Alix’s perception of Emira and the reality the reader gets to witness is a delightful case of second-hand embarrassment. This small(ish)-town drama is an addictive read with some unexpected twists that will make you think. A — Katherine Ouellette

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Local artist turns to nature for inspiration

Something for Every Season Painting by Laurie Harley. Courtesy photo.

The Seacoast Artist Association’s March featured artist is Laurie Hartley, who works in counseling and uses art therapy in both one-on-one and group exercises.

“I always felt drawn to art but never made space or time to immerse myself in painting until about four years ago,” she said. “I really love photography and taking pictures and being out in nature. I found it very fulfilling to then paint those pictures or an aspect of the photograph.” Hartley originally painted with acrylics, but was asked by her son to paint a flower with old oil paints she had not used. She then switched to using oil paints for her art.

Hartley was scheduled to have her art on display at the Seacoast Artist Association gallery at 130 Water St. in Exeter throughout March; according to the SAA website, the gallery is temporarily closed “due to COVID-19 health precautions.”

Should her exhibition still be available for viewing when the gallery re-opens, some of her abstract oil paintings will be shown, as well as her other artistic passion, photography.

“I was going through a rough time in my life, so I found a lot of peace of being out in nature. I collected heart-shaped rocks and stones and [while out in nature] I would leave the heart stone there for someone else to find, take a picture of the heart, and then write down those words at that time that I felt,” Hartley said.

She edited the pictures to add the words she wrote, and has made an Instagram account and book out of those pictures.

She printed these pictures on canvas to add to the gallery.

Some of her inspiration comes from certain places that Hartley enjoys visiting.

Specific to this show is Garfield Pond in the White Mountains. The pond, located on a less-used trail on Mount Garfield, is

where much of the inspiration for her artwork comes from.

“It’s pretty personal and pretty spiritual.

It’s an expression of my own life and journey,” she said.

When Hartley is working as a counselor, she finds that art can be a great tool for people to connect with themselves.

“Sometimes there’s a point during the session that drawing can be helpful. There can be things that come out in writing or drawing that’s indirect access to what’s underneath, that’s hard to reach verbally.

It also works really well in a group setting, which we have ongoing as a regular workshop,” she said.

Hartley is excited to show her work at the gallery, as she hasn’t shared her work publicly before.

“It’s a little bit surreal and new, so I don’t know what to expect, but I’m excited for the opportunity to share. I was pretty much clueless on what to create or how to frame and put in a gallery, but [the SAA] has been wonderful through this process,” she said.

As for the future, Hartley hopes to continue making art. She would like to continue evolving her process of painting and the inspiration behind what she does.

“Last year, I thought I had to paint the flower exactly the same way. Now I’m dancing and singing and happy while I’m painting, and caring less about how real it looks. I’m letting it be abstract and mixing colors, as opposed to worrying about what it needs to look like,” Hartley said.

The Seacoast Artist Association gallery is typically open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. In lieu of seeing her artwork in person, you can find Hartley on Instagram at @heartstonemessages.

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Comedy in Hampton will be back In early 2008, Paul D’Angelo headlined the Old Salt’s first Thursday night comedy show. Comedian and promoter Michael Smith presented two more that year, a couple more the next, and three in 2009. It’s grown ever since; 14 events were booked this season, which kicked off in January with Steve Sweeney and again included D’Angelo, on March 5.

Prior to the coronavirus, there was a solid schedule booked for upcoming comedy nights. Brad Mastrangelo was scheduled to perform the 100th show of the series April 2, standup legend Lenny Clarke on April 16, and a youthful showcase with Corey Rodrigues and Nick Lavallee April 30. The season would have wrapped up with Robbie Printz and Jason Merrill on May 28. Though shows have been postponed and the schedule for the remaining season is up in the air, the success of the comedy nights means that at some point, the show will go on.

In the meantime, Smith talked about the Thursday night shows.

“Who’d have thought we would be here … 100 shows later?” Smith said recently.

“It really was a humble beginning, getting

people to come out at seven on a Thursday night, but we built a solid clientele and became a regular event.”

Smith handed a lot of the credit to the venue’s owner, Joe Higgins, and manager Michelle O’Brien.

“They are great people to work with,” he said. “They love comedy and have given us the freedom to bring in the best in the business. We hope we’re there another 13 years.”

A strong New England bloodline runs through the lineup. Dave Andrews, who was scheduled for March 19, cut his teeth in the heady days of the Ding Ho in Harvard Square, a club chronicled in the documentary When Standup Stood Out. Though he never worked there, being pulled out of the audience one night by Chance Langton boosted Andrews’ comedy career early on.

“I did a bit with him,” Andrews said by phone recently. “At the end of the show, he comes over and goes, ‘I’m playing over at such and such tomorrow night; if you want to come in and we can do the same thing.

I’ll get you in for free.’ It was spontaneous. I didn’t even know him.”

Andrews is a musical comic, who does things like impersonate Johnny Cash singing “American Pie” at the proctologist’s office. He’s blended the two forever; as a youngster, his Italian grandfather would set him atop the dining room table and have him sing “O Sole Mio.” He can play it straight, too — his version of “Fly Me to the Moon” is a crooner’s delight.

Although he studied masters of the form — Steve Martin in his banjo-playing days, Dana Carvey doing impressions of Neil Young and Paul McCartney — Andrews is more inspired by old-school standups like Rodney Dangerfield, Don Rickles and Henny Youngman.

“I do a lot of quick hit jokes, with guitar in the middle of it, and a fair amount of impressions,” he said.

Crowd management is a big tool in his skill set. Andrews claims to be expert at dealing with hecklers. What’s his secret?

“I try to make friends with them, develop a rapport … make them think that they’re part of it,” he said. “As long as you stay relaxed up there and they’re not totally disrupting your set — and you just can’t get angry. You also have to remember that you have a microphone and they don’t, which is a big advantage.”

One thing Andrews doesn’t do in his act is get topical.

Dave Andrews. Courtesy photo.

“I might make one little reference but not usually; it’s not my thing, and I’m not real good at it,” he said. “I don’t want to piss people off, I just want to entertain them.”

Asked what people should know about him, Andrews isn’t circumspect in the least.

“He wears a hat, plays guitar and does a lot of one-liners,” he said. “If you don’t like one joke, there’s another one pretty quick.”

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Thrilling textures of jazz, funk and soul join skilled rhymes for an elevated and captivating sound. The group’s expertise was evident in 2017 on the debut studio EP Balanced Breakfast, when rapper D Blaze spat, “we in control of our craft” as drums, bass and spacey keyboards snaked around him.

In 2020, they’re back with more — a new album will arrive later this year. The process of making new music kept them offstage for a couple of years, give or take a pop-up show.

That was supposed to change on March 20 at The Grog in Newburyport, as a newly reconfigured band, with new bass player Jay Anderson and guitarist Adam Mendonca, would have joined Blaze and founding members Ben Aiken and Joey Hartigan for what promised to be a memorable night. That show has been postponed to June 19.

Aiken and Hartigan met when both were studying music at UMass-Lowell, first playing together in a group that included Hartigan’s dad, and later were part of an all-organ trio inspired by Medeski, Martin & Wood. One day a band member suggested they invite a rapper friend to jam. Blaze — real name Kevin Bates — clicked, and something new resulted.

“We were like, ‘Alright, we’re no longer a jazz combo, we’re a hip-hop band,” Hartigan said in a recent phone interview. “That’s how it started and we just kinda went with it.”

Though Hartigan has played The Grog with other bands, including Mendonca’s group The Donktet, it’s Slam Kitchen’s first appearance at the venerable Newburyport pub.

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“He never takes any break,” Hartigan said. “He basically wrote an entire album of his own using beats he’s gotten from different people, so he had a lot of vocal material ready to go. We’ve just been kind of basing a lot of new things off of his verses and hooks that he had for his album; he’s actually going to be dropping that really soon.”

Unity between Blaze’s hip-hop and jazz is what makes Slam Kitchen special.

“All of us come from such different places,” Hartigan said. “Ben and I came from a jazz background, we all love funk music, but Kevin is primarily hip-hop, so there’s this interesting push and pull.”

Recently, the band added a vocalist to the mix: Matt Burke, who previously appeared on one Balanced Breakfast track.

“He’s been becoming a much more integral part of our writing process,” Hartigan said. “He loves people like Allen Stone, funky singers like that, so we’ve been kind of veering in that direction a little bit. We all love Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly … that’s like the pinnacle of what we’re going for. It’s a hip-hop album, but there’s so much real legit music going on and so many insane players all over that record. It’s kind of what we would envision ourselves as headed towards to some extent.”

Stoked though they are about forthcoming studio music, they’re really looking forward to playing a live show again.

“We like to gig all over the place, and it’s just been so long that we’re excited to just get back to it,” Hartigan said.

The Donktet will open the show, and their longtime break dancer will also appear.

“Matt has all of these awesome new tunes we’ve been working on, so we’re really excited to just show off that, and Kevin is really excited about his new project,” Hartigan said.

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Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) When you write an orchestration it’s a bit like an artist with paint. … The big difference is that an artist executes a picture himself. A composer relies on others to execute what he has written. I, like all composers who orchestrate, hear the complete work in my head as I want it to sound. Unfortunately the reality doesn’t always turn out that way. Even the leader is still part of a team.

Aries (March 21 – April 19) A few years later we went to a concert of unusual instruments in St. Pancras Town Hall. The big draw was Vaughan Williams’s Tuba Concerto.

Unfortunately it was preceded by Vivaldi’s Concerto for Sopranino and Orchestra. … To make things worse VIvaldi was, put it this way, not on peak form when he knocked up this particular epic. John and I got the giggles which ended in my getting hiccups when a serious woman with glasses in front of us who was deeply studying a music score turned round and said ‘It may be funny but it’s not that funny.’ Trust your own judgment.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Throughout life I have found that the best way to get something you want from people is not to dangle your real carrot in front of their nose. Lob it into the mix in passing whilst pushing something else. Is that a carrot in there?

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) If you’ll excuse the mixed metaphor, next week the bacon came home to roost. You may be dealing with a bacon overload.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) I have had many discussions about getting involved with [Westminster] Abbey … but they always stall over my insistence that the utterly inappropriate chandeliers that were hung in the church in

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Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) Viennese food circa 1970 was schnitzel going on schnitzel and soon we had had enough. Don’t stop till you get enough.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Music was an increasingly important part of my life, my safety valve in fact, but it wasn’t my overriding passion. … first was still architecture, with art a close third. It’s good to have more than one interest and now’s a good time to cultivate a new one.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Every musical I have written has a section in 7/8 time. There’s even a joke about it in Phantom which, so far as I know, has only been laughed at once — by the conductor Lorin Maazel who found it hilarious.

You will find your rhythm.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) I intended to write my memoirs in one volume and I have failed spectacularly. It’s OK; no one’s going to read them all anyway.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) I have already opined that technical rehearsals are when writers should take a holiday out of reach of all known means of communication. If you need to butt out for a while, you can lose yourself in a good book.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Quite how I have managed to be so verbose about the most boring person I have ever written about eludes me. Verbosity can be boring.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Melody fascinates, even obsesses me. There isn’t a moment when it isn’t somewhere in the back of my mind. … Sometimes melodies hit me complete. At other times I work on them for ages. … But almost invariably it’s a story that inspires my melodies.

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And so it begins

• Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely is on trial in Athens, Alabama, facing 11 counts of theft and ethics charges related to his job. On March 6, Blakely went to the hospital, where his lawyers told the court he was being tested for COVID-19, the disease associated with the coronavirus. But in a special hearing on March 7, Dr. Maria Onoya told Judge Pride Tompkins that while Blakely was indeed admitted to the hospital, and received multiple tests, none of them was for COVID-19.

In fact, she said there was no evidence to suggest he should be tested for it, The News Courier reported. Judge Tompkins ended the hearing with harsh words for Blakely’s defense team: “I don’t know what your tactic is, but it’s condemned by the court,” he said. He went on to note that he was “very disturbed” by the defense’s mention of COVID-19 in the motion to continue, calling it irresponsible, reckless and unfair to the community.

• Meanwhile, in Queensland, Australia, people are panicking about running out of toilet paper during the coronavirus pandemic, which makes Haidee Janetzki of Toowoomba extra popular, after she made an error in her regular online TP order with Who Gives a Crap.

“When it asked for quantity, I put 48,” she told 7News, “thinking that would be a box of 48 (rolls). Turned out it was 48 boxes.” At first she thought it was the online retailer’s fault — until she checked her credit card, which showed an expense of $3,260 plus almost $400 shipping. Janetzki is selling the hot commodity to friends at a slight markup, hoping to raise money to send her kids on a school trip to Canberra. She’s now known Down Under as the Queen of the Toilet Paper.

• Two state attorneys general and the Food and Drug Administration are cracking down on disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker, who is now the host of The Jim Bakker Show on cable TV. The New York attorney general’s office on March 3 sent a cease-and-desist order to Bakker, and on March 10, the Missouri attorney general filed suit against him. At issue is Bakker’s hawking of “Silver Solution,” a “medication” made from silver that supposedly cures all sorts of ailments, for use in treating COVID-19. On Feb. 12, The Washington Post reported, Bakker asked a guest on his show whether the gel could cure the coronavirus. “It hasn’t been tested on this strain of the coronavirus, but it’s been tested on other strains of the coronavirus, and has been able to eliminate it within 12 hours,” said “naturopathic

doctor” Sherrill Sellman. In the letter, the “extremely concerned” Lisa Landau, chief of the attorney general’s health care bureau, called the segment false advertising and said it violates New York law. She gave Bakker 10 days to comply.

• A man in Vilnius, Lithuania, with help from his sons, reportedly locked his wife in their bathroom after she expressed worry to him that she had contracted COVID-19 from traveling to Italy, where she came in contact with some Chinese people. The husband called a doctor, who suggested she isolate herself; she contacted police because her husband wouldn’t let her out. It’s unclear how long she was locked in the bathroom, but Delfi. lt reported that she was tested for the virus and did not have it.

• The U.S. State Department has advised people, particularly older adults, to avoid cruise ships and air travel during the coronavirus onslaught.

But some travelers just can’t be dissuaded. Take, for example, Ben Stults, a sophomore at Florida State University, who will head out on a cruise to Mexico this week for spring break.

He’s hoping to “hit the sweet spot” — get there and get home before the virus takes hold in Mexico. To be safe, however, he’s bringing along a respirator face mask and a deck of cards in case, you know, quarantine. The Daily Beast asked Stults if he thought his plan was a sound one, to which he replied, “Honestly, no.”

first in her right eye, and doctors told her there was nothing they could do to prevent the same fate for her left eye.

“There is clear evidence that the tattoo artist did not know how to perform such a delicate procedure,” Sadowska’s lawyers said, according to the Daily Mail.

“And yet he decided to perform it, which led to this tragedy.” As he awaits his trial, the tattooist continues to run his salon in Warsaw, where he mainly pierces ears.

Crime report

On Feb. 28, fourth-grade teacher Nancy Sweeney, 45, was arrested in Niles, Illinois, for assaulting a neighbor and calling her “a (expletive) Nazi.” According to the Chicago Tribune, Sweeney attacked the 87-year-old woman, who is of German descent, in the parking garage of their condominium building, where the woman was exercising. The victim was struck in the face with a purse and fell, suffering cuts and bruises. The Cook County state’s attorney’s office approved not only an aggravated battery charge, but also a hate crime charge, based on the Nazi reference. The Park Ridge-Niles school

district placed Sweeney on paid leave on March 4 upon learning of the charges, district spokesman Peter Gill said.

Resourceful

Professor Peter Davies, 70, is an expert in tuberculosis at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital in England -- and a lay leader of the Church of England. He admittedly also has a porn addiction, which caught up with him in late 2018, when it was discovered that Davies had been engaging in “inappropriate browsing activity” on his work computer -- including viewing someone having sex with a horse and a dog.

According to Metro News, Davies told the Medical Practitioners’ Tribunal Service: “In 2010 I made a confession to my wife. ... She put a filter on all my computers ... I had some counseling and I stopped for a period of two years. ... But when I came back to it, I realized that I was in really deep trouble.”

Davies was scheduled to go before the General Medical Council on March 11, which conceded that Davies had “shown insight and took some steps to remedy his conduct.”

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Animal antics

Firefighters were called to a farm near Bramham, Leeds, in England on March 7 to put out a fire in a large pigpen. At this particular farm, the pigs wear pedometers to prove that they’re free-range, Fox News reported, but one of those gadgets was the probable cause of the blaze, firefighters said. They theorize that one of the pigs ate one of the pedometers, then passed it in its excrement, sparking a fire in the pen’s hay.

The culprit was the copper in the battery reacting with the pig poo. No pigs were hurt in the fire; let’s hope they’re getting all their steps in as usual.

The continuing crisis

A Polish tattooist known only as Piotr A. has pleaded not guilty to causing blindness in model Aleksandra Sadowska, 25, from Wroclaw, Poland.

Sadowska engaged the artist to dye her eyeballs black in 2016. Following the procedure, she had pain in her eyes, which the tattooist said could be treated with painkillers. But she lost sight

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