Author Archives: colleen

A LONG TIME, I KNOW

Posted on January 21, 2011 by colleen

Well, whew! I almost didn’t find the perfect Christmas gift book for Charlie, but then I did. Close, though. Thank you Dwight Garner (NYT 12/22/10) for reviewing Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren … Continue reading →

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BIG (SALT)WATER MOVIES?

Posted on August 14, 2010 by colleen

The inaugural wearing of the very large, very soft, very warm big wooly sweater with very long sleeves and detached collar proved once again that strange knittings are very much better than no knittings. And as we sat, toasty on … Continue reading →

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HIGH SUMMER NEWS

Posted on August 10, 2010 by colleen

It’s high summer in Tenants Harbor. Dinghies are tooling about, bicyclers are lined up at the Happy Clam’s ice cream  window, and RB has been declared an event and a destination, even though our wine on the porch was for … Continue reading →

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GOOD NEWS AND GOOD TIMES

Posted on July 27, 2010 by colleen

Nearby newbies found Roseledge Books through this blog (RBb) which is such good news and a little bit magical.  The coast is so fraught with in’s and out’s, that finding anything as subtly advertised as RB seems like magic.  Remember … Continue reading →

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READING AND SUMMER UPDATE

Posted on July 26, 2010 by colleen

The ending of David Grann’s The Lost City of Z was satisfactory, much like Nicholas Clapp’s The Road to Ubar, but I wanted a book with more search detail, like Ubar. I hate reviewers who review the book they wish … Continue reading →

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ROGUE ROSES! OH BOY!

Posted on July 12, 2010 by colleen

Wonderful wild roses — flat, pink with a cream center — are sprouting from the cleared rocks of my roadside stone wall. Clearly they have found spots which suit them. The rosa rugosa hedge blossomed and spread and allowed wrong … Continue reading →

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HOT! TIME TO READ

Posted on July 5, 2010 by colleen

HOT!  HOT!  Too hot to move, but just right to settle in with a wanted book waiting to be read, with the fan on medium between open doors.  Fortunately, Roseledge Books meets all of those requirements.  I chose Ian Rankin’s … Continue reading →

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ROSELEDGE: ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

Posted on July 3, 2010 by colleen

It’s really raining at the moment. (See webcam.)  Cozy indoors with no leaks, a change from years past. Millie and I will spend the afternoon artfully arranging books for your appreciation, but you have to come to fully appreciate the … Continue reading →

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THE BUSH IS GONE!

Posted on June 21, 2010 by colleen

Yes, the scene-stealing, invasive euonymous is no more.  (Webcam alert!)  Okay, the newly viewable rocks are befogged, but, as Mainers note, just wait a minute.  And the telephone line no longer rubs the tree branches and moans. Or maybe the … Continue reading →

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CATCHING UP

Posted on June 12, 2010 by colleen

Roseledge Books is officially OPEN, which means that the corner sign on the horse chestnut tree has been switched to open and the weathered porch signs are out and usually readable if it doesn’t rain and the rhubarb is pulled. … Continue reading →

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