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HELP!
No Tenants Harbor arrival date set yet, but I remain hopeful. I asked Scott Hodgkins to post a HELP WANTED notice on the bulletin boards in both the Town Office and the Post Office. Scott tonied it up a bit, … Continue reading
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ROSELEDGE BOOKS: MATTERS OF NOTE
Quite exciting news, but only the beginning, I know. With the help of a harness, I took my first steps since December 2, 2014! Okay, I only took four steps and maybe I did do better going backwards, but a … Continue reading
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GO BROWSERS!
The browsers of the world have apparently — and however inadvertently — united and forced Amazon into the bricks and mortar bookstore business! Clearly, Amazon’s online search and presentation algorithms never captured what it is browsers are doing when they … Continue reading
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RECOMMEND: YES OR NO?
C. J. Box had me at the first bike ride through North Dakota’s icy, rutted, snow-covered fields at dawn. And at the cold, the really, really cold. And with the kid on his bike in the cold, witnessing a car … Continue reading
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AHA! IRISH IN EARLY ICELAND. AND NEWFOUNDLAND, TOO?
I have always known the Irish beat the Vikings to North America, but convincing the doubters has been tricky. My most reputable evidence is that Tim Severin had a replica of a Medieval leather boat built and sailed it across … Continue reading
SNOWY DAYS, CONTINUING
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
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SNOWY DAY JOY FOR READERLY FOLKS
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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ROSELEDGE BOOKS AND SNOW: PROS AND CON
Roseledge before this weekend’s coming snow, forecast to be TWO MORE FEET before blizzard-strength wind rearranges it. [pe2-image src=”http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JHuWmJhDJc4/VOC9UeHk6GI/AAAAAAAADOo/hHHCWgeETAk/s144-c-o/FullSizeRender.jpg” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/111061230789680767628/RoseledgeBlog#6116096453349009506″ caption=”See the snow; feel the snow; be glad you are not in the snow. Read a book. (Thanks to goodheart … Continue reading
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TENANTS HARBOR SUMMER: A TALLY
We’ve had the annual “Tenants Harbor Porch Event” with whatever tasties the Produce Lady has on hand, which this year were cherry tomatoes, pickling-cucumber slices with cracked pepper, skunk (white cheddar) cheese, tuna salad, herb popcorn, and brownies. Charlie found … Continue reading
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THE GOOD LIFE IN TENANTS HARBOR
Sea Street is mostly shady until ten o’clock in the morning. After that, not so much. The hill gets longer and surely steeper, and the post office and General Store no longer call as loudly. Locals know this and walk … Continue reading
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