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GLORY(?) DAYS OF SUMMER

It is August 3 or 4 or 5 and the heater kicked on. AARGH!  But, as always in Maine, wait fifteen minutes or, in this case two hours, and folks walking by have shed their hoodies. If you are a … Continue reading

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FIRST THINGS FIRST, PART 3

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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COVID TIDINGS, CONT’D, AGAIN

TODAY’S JOYS I love the idea of “graffiti-ed graffiti,” the public adding to public art and making the art better, like scientists doing great work by “standing on the shoulders of giants” who came before them.  But what happens when the … Continue reading

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COVID TIDIINGS, CONT’D

SEATTLE HAD SNOW, 6 inches of snow.  That was Saturday and Sunday.  Charlie and I frolicked in the snow.  See picture below. Today is Tuesday.  SEATTLE HAS SLUSH and, maybe 50 degrees.  Pray for a drying wind. But snow is … Continue reading

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MORNING COFFEE 2

Noteworthy newspaper clippings and citings are piling up. I hope your cup of coffee is as ready as mine. ***** Tweets now have their own “official” footnote citation format, thanks to the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological … Continue reading

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A READING SUMMER

Hot! Hot! Too hot to walk the shadeless portion of Sea Street in front of Roseledge Books and be tempted to stop in.  But the other day was glorious and the first busy day in the bookstore. Two groups were … Continue reading

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ROSELEDGE BOOKS IS OPEN

The BOOKS and OPEN 2-6 signs are hung and banging against the porch.  The bushes are dancing as the afternoon sea breezes blow. (See at least two clicks of the webcam.)  New books are unboxed and ordered by size and … Continue reading

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NEWS FROM TENANTS HARBOR

It is a glorious afternoon. (Check webcam shadows.) Iffy morning makes it all the sweeter. Iffy last two weeks makes it seem like a miracle. A rogue poplar is poking through the porch lattice in exactly the right spot to … Continue reading

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