The theme of this months puzzle is pen names aka noms de plume Did you know that nom de plume in French literally means name of feather and that feather in that term refers to the quill that people used to write with For some reason the German Schriftstellername didnt take hold among English readers quite as…
June 2020 Mid-Month Sudoku
By popular demand MHL will now offer a midmonth sudoku to complement our release of a new crossword puzzle on the first of each month as part of our Elect to Connect series We hope you enjoy this logic puzzle If youre new to sudoku or you want tips to refine your technique click here check outMeeting…
June 2020 Puzzle
Our June puzzle features several characters from books and movies How many are stories youre familiar with How many are things you havent yet tried See if you can find them as ebooks or eaudiobooks on Hoopla or Overdrive or see if you can find the movies on Kanopy You can also explore British television using Acorn…
Artist of the Month: May 2020 – Johanna Kerrigan Photography
Johanna Kerrigan Artist Statement To me photography is an expression of capturing a story without words Every picture has its own unique backstory but only one frame is captured It makes us think why was this moment in particular so important What can we gain from what we see Bio Ive always had an interest in photography…
May 2020 puzzle
May is a fantastic month to get out and do some birding which is a notsosubtle hint concerning the theme of this months puzzle A couple of great and free apps for identifying the birds you see and hear are Audubon Birds of North America and Merlin ID but if you want to go beyond identification and…
Artist of the Month: April 2020 – Pat Watson
Pat Watson ARTIST STATEMENT My goal with floral photography is for the viewer to experience the same emotional reaction I had when I captured the image My path to floral photography began in the garden Being in a garden is my happy place I enjoy digging in the dirt and watching new flowers emerge each spring I…
April 2020 puzzle
This months puzzle contains a bad music joke The joke may be bad but while youre working on the puzzle you can listen to all kinds of really great music Services like Freegal Music Medicitv Hoopla Digital and Stingray Qello will give you hours of listening pleasure in some cases viewing pleasure as well and all are…
Artist of the Month: March 2020 – Pat Watson Photography & Sarah Nourse Watercolors
ARTIST STATEMENT My goal with floral photography is for the viewer to experience the same emotional reaction I had when I captured the image My path to floral photography began in the garden Being in a garden is my happy place I enjoy digging in the dirt and watching new flowers emerge each spring I admire the…
March 2020 puzzle
March makes many of us think of longingly of springeven though its probably still a ways off We hope this puzzle will help celebrate March or at least help you pass some time while you wait for spring to start in earnest As always you can work our puzzle online or in print we have hardcopies available…
Artist of the Month: February 2020 – Ayelet Katz Paintings & Folk Art Lure Display
ABOUT THE ARTIST Ayelet Katz is an artist from Andover She moved to Massachusetts from Israel in 2009 where she earned her architect degree She worked as a computer programmer for many years In recent years she has been reviving her old love for painting that started when she was a teen Her main medium is oil…