Author Archives: colleen

STILL CHOOSING

Posted on July 17, 2008 by colleen

The Produce Lady has raspberries and, surprise!, small wild blueberries. “The blueberries must be from Massachusetts,” says doubting Scott; “I don’t think any Maine blueberries have been harvested yet.” Maybe they’re from New Jersey, I suggest. “New Jersey only has … Continue reading →

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CHOOSING THE JUST RIGHT READ

Posted on July 13, 2008 by colleen

Deciding which book to read next is tricky and very personal. Liked author, known protagonist, intriguing subject or angle, new evidence, significant locale, bleak, hopeful, wordy, sparse, thin or fat, — the possible tipping points are many and varied. Fig. … Continue reading →

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MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY

Posted on July 8, 2008 by colleen

Three annual additions to favorite series made this week’s NYTimes “Paperback Mass Market Bestseller List” (7-6-08). They seem like holiday catch-up conversations with members of the family — even when I gripe about too little adventure, too many words, so-so … Continue reading →

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MORE BOOKS ADDED #2

Posted on July 4, 2008 by colleen

More new books to consider. I try to choose books that will somehow make clearer how the world works, especially with a thread of moving information somewhere embedded.  Some people follow the money; I follow the information. Berenson, Alex. The … Continue reading →

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NEWS

Posted on July 2, 2008 by colleen

It’s a wonderful day in Tenants Harbor: soft sun, quiet breeze, cooing mourning dove (I think) and a harbor full of dinghies to welcome back lobstermen later in the day. Fig. #33. (Picture from Fig. #26 repeated by accident, but … Continue reading →

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JOURNALS, MEMOIRS, THEN WHAT?

Posted on June 27, 2008 by colleen

Journals or memoirs (a kind of rolling journal?) are my current favorite form of reading. For instance, I loved learning about the Middle East from William Dalrymple’s From the Holy Mountain, Rory Stewart’s The Places In Between, or Carl Raswan’s … Continue reading →

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BOOKS ADDED SO FAR, 2008

Posted on June 24, 2008 by colleen

In the column to the right, I’ve added a page to record the new books added to the shelves of Roseledge Books during this summer. The first “installment” of this ongoing saga is listed below because I don’t know how … Continue reading →

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SUMMER ROUTINES #1

Posted on June 19, 2008 by colleen

The strawberries are IN at the Produce Lady’s stand. I don’t care if they might be from New Jersey or if the other person beat me to the three ripest quarts as Scott nabbed the largest of the three remaining … Continue reading →

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CATCHING UP #2, cont’d.

Posted on June 15, 2008 by colleen

Two days ago, on her way to the post office, a Barter’s Point Road neighbor, stopped to say hello. (Barter’s Point Road is what Sea Street becomes after it meets Spruce Lane, three houses up the hill from Roseledge Books.) … Continue reading →

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CATCHING UP #2

Posted on June 11, 2008 by colleen

Most important: ROSELEDGE BOOKS IS OPEN, 2-6pm daily. The “open” signs are hanging from the porch, (but not in the picture), the flowers are growing, some brand-new and lots of other years’ new books are on the shelves, two book … Continue reading →

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