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January’s Storms
If January taught us anything, it’s that the power of an ocean storm during a record-setting high tide is not to be denied, especially when a southeast wind gets behind it. Last month two huge storms roared into Maine a … Continue reading
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Tagged Island Institute, January storms, Maine coast
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MY HOLIDAY BOOK HAUL
This holiday season my loved ones came through once again, gracing me with a delightful assortment of books with which to ring in the new year. I revel in unwrapping every telltale square gift, the only suspense being the sort … Continue reading
Yes Indeed, We Are What We Read
I was delighted to be asked to participate in this month’s edition of the terrific video blog WE ARE WHAT WE READ. The episode was released yesterday. The link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhsZxFPN18k WE ARE WHAT WE READ is a gratitude project … Continue reading
And The Leaves Drift Down, One By One
By Brenda Buchanan This week I’m nursing an injured wrist, which makes typing something of a challenge. So I dug into the archives and re-surfaced this post from 2016, which features nicer foliage photos than I could have taken this … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, Edna St. Vincent Millay, foliage, Maine, Mary Oliver, Poetry, Wendell Berry
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SPENDING TIME WITH OLD FRIENDS
When you were a child, did you yearn to go blueberry picking with Sal? Were you thrilled when deep-water man Burt Dow, his seagull sidekick and his multi-colored boat the Tidley-Idley were swallowed by a whale? Have you made a … Continue reading
Summer, then Fall
The precipitous leap from summer to fall always takes me by surprise, never more than this year, when truly summery days were so precious. The time we spent in Brooklin in late July and early August turned out to be … Continue reading
First Words
A good mystery sings from the get-go. “It was one hell of a night to throw away a baby.” Those dozen words opened Julia Spencer-Fleming’s 2002 debut novel, In the Bleak Midwinter. I’ve never forgotten them. Julia made good on … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Cleeves, Attica Locke, Chris Holm, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Robyn Gigl
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Maine Crime Wave 2023 – A Preview
If you haven’t done so already, mark your calendar for June 9 and 10, when the Maine Crime Wave will roll into Portland, carrying crime writers and fans of crime fiction in its wake. This year’s ‘Wave, to be held … Continue reading
Tuning In
Lately I’ve been thinking about the beauty of a well-written TV series, because there are so many of them from which to choose. Back when network TV and a few “premium” channels like HBO were the only options, well-written shows … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska Daily, Bad Sisters, Dear Edward, Only Murders In The Building, Ted Lasso, TV
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