As good as it gets!

Fundraisers hit the beach in Kennebunk, Maine on 1/1/14
Photo: Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald

  Those people are raising funds to combat domestic violence.  You can combat other things, maybe even domestic violence yourself without going into 45 degree salt water, and oh yes the air temps here in Maine yesterday may have reached 18 degrees.  That school bus is well heated, with lots of blankets.
  You can give, FREE, by going to www.greatergood.com and simply clicking on a few buttons, it's not too cold inside, and did I mention it's free?
  If you want a real adventure, for a little more, it's available for less than thirty dollars at www.kiva.com.  There you can lend $25.00 at a time to people all over the world to stock stores, make clothing, or farm.  You get paid back!  Then you can re-lend to someone else.  My wife and I have used fifty dollars and by using it over and over have made nine loans for a total of $225.00. Try it!

Apple trees are sleeping
Photo: Mainely Apples, Dixmont Maine
they're on the web!