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<\/a>Fig. #60. As Carolyn Chute said (I think), "Mainers don't waste their front yards." Or is it art? Either way, an unexpected pleasure. (Not on the webcam.)<\/p><\/div>\n
You may recall from last summer that the first webcam user to say anything asked me to turn it to the left so he could check on his boat moored in the harbor when he wasn\u2019t here. I pointed out the big trees in the way and suggested he get a different mooring. This we both knew was easier said than done.<\/p>\n
Then, about a week ago, Roseledge Book Regulars from away sent me an email noting that the webcam pictured rain, rain, fog, rain, etc. Was it cold, too? It was to answer their question that the picture caption from the last post read as it did. Then son, Charlie, hopped right to it and enhanced the webcam to include temperature and weather conditions.<\/p>\n
Maybe leaving best \u2019til last, yesterday a local artist wanted to know if the late sun on the boats was noteworthy, and, as it is one of visiting friend Millie\u2019s favorite five minutes of the day, she said, oh, yes (with enthusiasm), but maybe best for boat shadows when the tide was coming in. Then the clincher: she suggested that the artist could check the webcam, and if all looked promising, head over. Are we talking a harbor service or what!<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Fig. #61. The perfect spot to sit and read and think about things is where you find it. Marshall Point has the perfect spots; Roseledge Books has the perfect book. <\/p><\/div>\n
I finished reading Cara Black\u2019s Murder in the Sentier<\/strong> and liked it a lot because it was about a part of Paris in the detail I need to get a sense of a place I\u2019ve never been and because the story hinged on protagonist, investigatorAimee Leduc\u2019s American mother, a 1970\u2019s radical revolutionary. I love learning the details of new places, e.g. Randy Wayne White\u2019s Black Widow, John Burdett\u2019s Bangkok Tattoo, Martin Cruz Smith\u2019s Havana Bay,<\/strong> and still think a traveler\u2019s bookstore of books, but no travel guides, arranged geographically would be fun to try. Friend Jerry and I did workshops giving prizes to those who could peg the most murder mysteries to the most places. Good times.<\/p>\n I\u2019m starting Elizabeth Strout\u2019s Olive Kittredge<\/strong> tonight. The book takes place in Maine, and I want to know if the author captured a \u201cMaine voice.\u201d This is tricky to do anytime, but it is especially tricky if you do not have some kind of continuing relationship with the people of a place, and the blurb suggests author Strout does not. I\u2019ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n Now it is time to head to the porch and pursue our search for a favorite summer wine because La Puerta, the favorite of the last two summers, is no longer readily available and, without a car, a readily available choice is the only way to keep Rockland errand-runners as friends. The current front-runner is La Poule Blanc. Yes, The White Chicken.<\/p>\n If the webcam doesn\u2019t show bug-stopping fog, it lies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So many good things are happening, it\u2019s hard to know where to start. The little wild blueberries are here in such profusion that bowls of half blueberries\/half cheerios are daily delights. Typing urges surge as elbow malaise quiets. Roseledge Books … Continue reading