Author Archives: colleen

SO MUCH GOOD NEWS

Posted on July 14, 2009 by colleen

This is a glorious day. The harbor is alive with Sailing School kids wiggling about in daysailers, kayakers gliding inches above the water, dinghies bobbing in place for lobsterboats, a yacht and a powerboat looking for their rental moorings, and … Continue reading →

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Nugget Readers

Posted on July 5, 2009 by colleen

I can hardly believe it is raining again, or better, raining still. We are well on the way to 40 days of wet, and the only animals I see to bring on board the ark are two cats, both nifty, … Continue reading →

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FIRST THINGS FIRST, PART 3

Posted on June 22, 2009 by colleen

Finally, the last of the order lists.  To make it more intriguing, look for fat biographies, detailed memoirs, journals, logs, or diaries of adventurers in places doing things we know too little about, at least four works with (sometimes remote) … Continue reading →

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FIRST THINGS FIRST, PART 2

Posted on June 20, 2009 by colleen

Rain and more rain. The good about yet another wet day is that this book order WILL get done as long as the raindrops fall stirringly on my (uninsulated) rooftop. So, carrying on, the list continues. Cooney, Barbara.  Miss Rumphius … Continue reading →

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FIRST THINGS FIRST

Posted on June 14, 2009 by colleen

Maybe the rain came to prevent more dawdling, maybe not; but there must be a reason behind the continuing wet. Rain dampens, so to speak, any enthusiasm for morning coffee on the deck, so with thermos I’ve moved inside to … Continue reading →

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MEMORABLES

Posted on June 1, 2009 by colleen

I missed friend Dave’s Memorial Service last week because I was on my way to Maine to open Roseledge Books.  He was a man of many talents, but I wanted the world to know him as the student and fellow … Continue reading →

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SUMMERTIME HAS COME AGAIN

Posted on May 26, 2009 by colleen

We’re baaack and the webcam is beaming.  It is so good to be here.  Tenants Harbor is perfect as always.  Charlie went down to the East Wind to get the stored computer (once we remembered where we had put it) … Continue reading →

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Posted on May 11, 2009 by colleen

“Are illegal immigrants counted in unemployment statistics?  And if you don’t know, how would you find out?” a friend emailed.  Well, I don’t know.  I assume the unemployment number is a government figure derived from papers otherwise filed by employers … Continue reading →

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TICKLER BOOKS?

Posted on February 18, 2009 by colleen

Okay, I have been remiss.  I know this because two of my three known readers emailed me to ask how I was.  This translates to if I weren’t dead, I would be trying to guilt you all into reading, especially … Continue reading →

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Bleak? No, Austere.

Posted on November 25, 2008 by colleen

These are great days, cold in Minnesota, but great. (Yes we can, President Obama, oh yes, we can.) So now is the time to sneak in mention of Arnaldur Indridason’s new paperback, Voices. (NYTimes Book Review,11-2-08) “Not the Icelandic guy … Continue reading →

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