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BOOKISH ROMP

Christmas cheer prevailed as Charlie and I and our almost-family neighbors had our biennial holiday romp at our almost-neighborhood bookstore yesterday. Everybody got a book (Thanks, moms), then retired to the Finnish Bistro across the street for really-good goodies and … Continue reading

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GOOD COMPANIONS

Okay, I’ve been remiss, but I have reasons. My computer died and I’ve been away getting intensive (read: in hospital) physical therapy. Then Charlie recovered whatever software needed recovering and I recovered some confidence that, with ever more adaptations, I … Continue reading

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FICTION LIES? I DON’T THINK SO.

Did you hear or read about the Russian cargo ship that recently went missing for two weeks? The BBC noted the event a number of times, speculated that the ship may have managed some down time to deliver arms to … Continue reading

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REAL READERS WELCOME

Today is perfect. Public radio weather people say it may be the start of the best week of the summer. I am so-o-o ready. An unexpected pleasure, having lunch with my niece, nephew-in-law, and two greats up from Boston, just … Continue reading

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ALL THINGS GOOD

So many good things are happening. Walkers and boaters, some of whom are Roseledge Books Regulars (RBR), are back. So we have the first RB best seller of the season (3 copies sold): Bernd Heinrich’s The Snoring Bird: My Family’s … Continue reading

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ON BOAT DISCUSSIONS-WITH

Summer in Tenants Harbor: Four boaters walk by Roseledge Books. Three come in to browse; the fourth sits in the yard, settles the dog, and thinks about things. With the summer’s fog, they’ve taken to becalmed-boat activities, e.g. acting out … Continue reading

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PICTURES MATTER

So many good things are happening, it’s hard to know where to start. The little wild blueberries are here in such profusion that bowls of half blueberries/half cheerios are daily delights. Typing urges surge as elbow malaise quiets. Roseledge Books … Continue reading

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SUMMER STYLES

With changing appetizers available from the Produce Lady, summer eases into August. Little carrots, sugar snap peas, and native strawberries have passed, but green beans and broccoli florets dipped in cabbage slaw are a new favorite, grape tomatoes are still … Continue reading

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HOW MUCH CHANGE?

Tenants Harbor doesn’t change much summer to summer, and neither does Roseledge Books. This pleases me and the browsers who were last here at least ten years ago and still recalled the Samuel Eliot Morison book they bought then. They … Continue reading

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LOVE YOUR LIBRARY — AND ROSELEDGE BOOKS

It’s a slow summer on Sea Street. Not many cottage renters, boaters, or even Tenants Harbor regulars are walking by, which means only that Roseledge Books sales are few and precious and that I miss you all. Today is warm, … Continue reading

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