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MORNING COFFEE 4, SOURCES, GIFTS, ETC.
BR-R-R-R! Very cold here. As always, coffee and an unexpectedly good newspaper article about sources warm the hands and heart , in this case a NYT article about the fact-uality of social media. Forget truthiness; this is about the iffiness … Continue reading
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ROSELEDGE BOOKS REGULARS
Nothing beats the fun of Roseledge Books Regulars returning after a couple of summers and choosing to buy the somewhat unusual — okay, strange — books I love and so have on the shelves. For instance, Leanne Shapton’s Important Artifacts … Continue reading
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GREAT NEWS! UNION RAGS WON, WEBCAM TELLS TRUE, AND…
UNION RAGS WON! Surely no community can claim ties to a greater horse than Phyllis Wyeth’s Union Rags, horse extraordinaire that won the Belmont Stakes last weekend. Roseledge Books, your community bookstore and never one to miss out on a … Continue reading
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GOOD IDEAS AND LOCAL NEWS
Today, especially, I miss my old neighbors. Every St. Patrick’s Day the mostly Scandinavian-surnamed lot of them would “drop in” after work, sure of their Irish coffee and soda bread, to argue the important question: were the Irish here before … Continue reading
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A LOBSTER TALE
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
WHAT IS IT ABOUT MAINE?
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