Category Archives: General Discussion

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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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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DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

Posted on March 27, 2008 by colleen

Art is everywhere around. Artists are everywhere around, too. Maybe it’s something in the air or the light or the water or the spare, but finest-kind, [sic] lifestyle or the eyes of willing beholders, or something else, but art is … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT MAINE?

Posted on March 21, 2008 by colleen

Maine is not for everyone. Some people visit once, can’t find anything to do, get in a twit when cell phones don’t work, and willingly leave early. Others come, settle in, book the cottage for next year before they leave, … Continue reading →

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FOGGY DAYS

Posted on March 14, 2008 by colleen

Foggy days are the best bookstore days. Sailors can’t safely sail, so after they moor their boats and walk to the cemetery with a stop for coffee, it’s onto Roseledge Books because there is little else. Cottage renters see the … Continue reading →

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