Author Archives: colleen

A LOBSTER TALE

Posted on June 5, 2008 by colleen

Before “Before” Before lobster-in-the-crisper possibilities could exist, the lobster had to be living, near Tenants Harbor, and trapped by a lobsterman who brought it to Witham’s Wharf where catches are gathered and sometimes sold. A sign in a nearby window … Continue reading →

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SUMMER HAS COME IN (and so has a webcam)

Posted on June 1, 2008 by colleen

Roseledge Books is open. Summer has started, fleece hoodies and blankies over the knees on the porch during inaugural wine not withstanding. Fig. #21. The only Roseledge Books sign “before” Charlie fixed the winter stressed message on his way to … Continue reading →

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TYING UP THE “NOTS” EXPLAINED, MAYBE

Posted on May 30, 2008 by colleen

“What’s up with Figure #20?” a friend asked. (Figure #20 is repeated below.) Fig. #20. This is not Maine, but Charlie lives within a camera’s eye of Mt. Rainier (Seattle), he takes a great picture, and he includes a little … Continue reading →

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TYING UP THE “NOTS”

Posted on May 14, 2008 by colleen

How many pages in a book do you read before you decide to quit? Friend Jerry stops after the first page if she doesn’t want to read the writing. She gives books I recommend twenty pages before she decides, once … Continue reading →

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SPIES IN THE HARBOR?, CONT’D.

Posted on May 5, 2008 by colleen

Spies operate best in murk. It’s best to be visually prepared. Fig. #19. Spot any spies lurking in murky Tenants Harbor? Murky lurkers. I like it.

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SPIES IN THE HARBOR?

Posted on May 4, 2008 by colleen

More fear-dredging from Homeland Security this last week. Now the potential evil-doers are unobserved coastal boaters at rest in harbors. So Tenants Harbor boaters are to watch their water-borne neighbors and be alert for — who knows what? This is … Continue reading →

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GROUP STUDIES

Posted on April 25, 2008 by colleen

I didn’t expect to like Swedish police detective, Kurt Wallender, but Kathy liked him and she doesn’t like bleak mysteries either, so I read Henning Mankell’s One Step Behind, and — hark! — I liked him. He’s not bleak, but … Continue reading →

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RETURNING CHARACTERS

Posted on April 20, 2008 by colleen

No, “returning characters” does not refer to Charlie and me, even though Memorial Day, our “returning” weekend, is looming large. Annette guessed that “returning characters” were migratory birds, and she forwarded a possibly great Birds of Maine book (Stan Tekiela’s … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS A MAINE BOOK?

Posted on April 10, 2008 by colleen

A Maine book has to have within it whatever the reader knows Maine to be. I don’t know if it’s better for the book be an anticipatory read, a withdrawal read, or a reminder that “away” places of the heart … Continue reading →

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CATCHING UP #1

Posted on April 6, 2008 by colleen

“Enough Iceland.” “Why Iceland?” “More pictures.” “I like the pictures.” “Did Charlie take all the pictures?” Yes. Fig. #11. North Atlantic anywhere in spirit; Marshall Point Lighthouse in fact. Okay, I get the idea. I’m through with Iceland — for … Continue reading →

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