Hans Krichels came to Maine almost fifty years ago.
When Hans asked him if his own kids, born in Bangor, Maine, might be considered real Mainers, the oldtimer pointed out, "Iff\'n my cat has kittens in the oven, that don\'t make them muffins, now, do it?" Up there in Maine (and elsewhere, no doubt), a distinct outback way of life persists, a certain do-it-yourself approach, a certain. "Not yet," the oldtimer had drawled.
He once asked an oldtimer if he\'d lived here all his life.
Hans Krichels came to Maine almost fifty years ago