Category Archives: Maine Books

BOOKISH ROMP

Posted on December 31, 2009 by colleen

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

Posted on December 5, 2009 by colleen

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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PICTURES MATTER

Posted on August 4, 2009 by colleen

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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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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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

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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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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LOOKING LOCAL

Posted on October 22, 2008 by colleen

I love libraries. For a professional lifetime, I’ve been plotting ways to make them ever better. I didn’t think much about how they looked as I passed by; they were mostly non-wood monuments with pillars, steps, and/or lions (and more … Continue reading →

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