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WINTER CONVERSATIONS
And winter it is — especially in Tenants Harbor! Sixteen MORE more inches are falling as I write this, and Scott (who called) stands ready to dial 9-1-1 as Brian clears his dormered roof. Dormered Roseledge is sturdy, I think, … Continue reading
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BROWSERS RULE!
She came to RB to get another Maggie Hope by Susan MacNeal, RB’s new series success of the summer, and stayed to talk about other books she might like. When the yacht club was in the harbor several weeks ago, … 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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HARBOR WATCH IS BETTER WITH MORE WATCHERS
The wind blows and blows and blows, and it’s not just Arthur, but I don’t know what it is. The water ripples and glistens, the days stay cool enough to mow the lawn with only one beer break, and the … Continue reading
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HIGH SUMMER IS NIGH
UPDATE regarding Cod End: Cod End has not been sold, but negotiations continue. Summer plans remain a guess. Once again I am reminded that truth is in the sources, and sources who are “pretty sure” are not sure enough. This … Continue reading
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WALKERS BY, COMERS IN
NEWS UPDATE: Cod End has been sold to Linda Bean (I’m pretty sure) and may re-open for dockside eating (not as sure) sometime, under some name. No sailboats have sailed into the harbor yet, so I don’t know about other … Continue reading
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OAQ’S*
*Once-asked-questions have been flooding (okay, seeping) into my email. As you all know, I hope, I answer them in the blog. So… Question: I’m going to Paris. What’s a good mystery? RB Suggestion: Cara Black’s series features a different Parisian … Continue reading
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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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YOUR PERSONAL BOOKSELLER, 2
Time flies, giving looms, and books abound; can more suggestions be far behind? (These continue suggestions begun two posts back, 11-8- 13) ***** For someone new in the extended family who is nifty but not yet familiar, Roseledge Books suggests … 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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