Search Results for: Places In Between

THOUGHTS I have a thought.  ”Oh no,’ says Charlie THINKING IS DOING  I was reading Ron Padgett’s poem, Think and Do, which begins, ‘I always have to be doing something, accomplishing something, fixing something, going somewhere, feeling purposeful, useful, competent—even … Continue reading →

Let’s hear a cheer for the innards of books.  They are such a useful way to learn that you don’t know it all.    When I heard that Netanyahu and  HAMAS leaders  had been issued arrest warrants by the International Criminal … Continue reading →

Wow!  How good can good be?  Take a look below and know that with people reading, then knowing about all of this, the world stands a chance.  These are some of the books readers chose the past several days: Bad … Continue reading →

A blue heron stood between the wharf and the wrecks at mid-tide in front of Roseledge.  It was visible through the webcam if you looked at the right time. The little kids sailed this way and that in the St. … Continue reading →

An Almost-Roseledge-Books-Regular (a potential RBRegular who has only been once) called from the airport to say she is delayed and reading Sarah Orne Jewett’s story maybe set in Tenans Harbor, Country of the Pointed Firs, and it is perfect. Sounds … Continue reading →

I missed friend Dave’s Memorial Service last week because I was on my way to Maine to open Roseledge Books.  He was a man of many talents, but I wanted the world to know him as the student and fellow … Continue reading →

I know I promised to suggest more book titles with a sense of coastal Maine, and I will, but who could pass up a teaser headline like this one:                        Hip-Hop … Continue reading →

Snow here today; snow there tomorrow. Curses. And time for more bookish suggestions from and for snowy day frolickers. BE A BOOK VOYEUR: LOOK AT WHAT OTHERS ARE READING Checking out what others are reading is always fun, but it’s … Continue reading →

I have been remiss. Sometimes transitions are hard, necessary maybe, but hard. Fortunately, cooler days, more agreeable legs, and shame have all set in. Onto whatever is next. ——————————————– Maybe it is leaving Maine or living two places or changing … Continue reading →