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GOOD NEW YEAR NEWS and ditch grasses

Posted on January 15, 2023 by colleen

[I like to think these news items are a bit like Louis Jenkins’ “small stories”, without his poetic chops.] Good News, finally! Charlie and I both had COVID and  were quarantined together for ten days in my studio apartment of about 400 square … Continue reading →

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COVID 19 NOTES,3

Posted on August 1, 2020 by colleen

JUST IN: A COVID-maybe worker lurks and we are confined…again.               The COVID comes, the COVID goes … up and down, but never away.  Sigh. Life is Groundhog Day, temporarily sheltering (now,even more)-in-place  Thank heavens … Continue reading →

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SNOWY DAY JOY FOR READERLY FOLKS

Posted on February 28, 2015 by colleen

Feeling sorry for yourself in the snow and ice and cold? You think you’re cooped-up and alone, with no one to talk to? Think again, readers.  Talk to the newspaper, reader to reader.  Then, bring in old friends.  This could … Continue reading →

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I AM AN AGGREGATOR…

Posted on May 23, 2011 by colleen

and Roseledge Books is an aggregation.  Who knew?   This news dawned as I read about Matt Drudge’s staying on top with his Drudge Report because “[h]e can look into a huge stream of news, find the hot story and … Continue reading →

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CATCHING UP

Posted on May 10, 2010 by colleen

Two trees fell over in the backyard of Roseledge during a strong spring storm. Roseledge itself is fine, but the outhouse may be a thing of the past. Thank heavens I now have indoor plumbing. The downed trees can wait … 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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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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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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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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