Category Archives: Maine Books

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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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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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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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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ROSELEDGE BOOKS HAS ONLY PAPERBACKS

Posted on March 1, 2008 by colleen

Roseledge cottage has no insulation. This allows instant air conditioning with temperature shifts and big time humidity, especially when the fog rolls in. Mostly this is good or at least okay. But without insulation, hardcover books would wilt, just as … Continue reading →

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