DEAR SUN SPOTS: Hebron Station School at 884 Station Road will have a Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s our first year of having one. We hope you’ll join us! — Cindy, Hebron
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m responding to the recent letters about sewing machine repairs and supplies in Sun Spots. There is a new store in Turner, Western Maine Machines, owned by Deb and Jim Morrison. I have been helping them since I retired with advice, service and training. It’s nice to see them grow and prosper! They had two stores in Rumford and Scarborough but have decided to close the Rumford store in favor of opening in Turner.
The store is at 470 Turner Road (Route 4) in a new building and offers sewing machines long arm quilting machines, cabinets, vacuums, service and parts. For sewing machines, the brands they sell are Brother, Janome and Elna, including quilting and embroidery machines.
Deb is planning to offer quilting services on her long arm quilting machine to complete your quilt as well.
They carry some beautiful lines of fabric as well. The store will be open five days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jim is also selling and servicing industrial sewing machines and is working with many of my former customers who I continue to help him with. — Ron, no town
ANSWER: I knew the Rumford store was closed and am pleased to learn another store has popped up in Turner. It’s good to know Sun Spotters have another spot to go to for sewing help and supplies. Sounds like you’re keeping very busy with your “retirement”!
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m looking for fellow Sun Spotters who have tried “earthing,” or “grounding” mats. When it’s warm enough I spend time outside barefoot but now it’s too cold and I’m considering purchasing one of these systems that I’ve read about in “Earthing” by Clinton Ober, et al.
I would love to talk to others who have successfully used these grounding mats to ease arthritis pain, etc. – No name, Phillips
ANSWER: For readers who don’t know, earthing is the theory that there are positive effects when the human body comes into direct contact with the earth’s surface. “The earth is like a battery,” said Stephen Sinatra, M.D., a writer and healer who co-wrote the book you read. “High up in the ionosphere is where the earth is positively charged and, on the surface, the charge is negative. The human body is also a battery. Essentially, when you directly connect to the earth, you tap into the natural rhythmic pulsations flowing through the earth’s surface.”
Something as simple as taking off your shoes and standing in the grass to reap health benefits might sound too good to be true but there is some evidence showing that standing on the earth barefoot can have real improvements on how the body manages stress, anxiety, and even inflammation and autoimmune disorders. For more information, go to https://www.earthing.com/ .
Readers, if you have used the grounding mats successfully, please let us know!
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