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Tag Archives: Boothbay Harbor
Cabbage Island–What’s Different, What’s the Same?
by Barb, working on the front porch in Boothbay Harbor, enjoying the scenery and the lovely breezes I’ve been open about the fact that my Maine Clambake Mystery Series is “inspired by” the Cabbage Island Clambakes here in Boothbay Harbor. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Boiled Over, Boothbay Harbor, Busman's Harbor, cabbage island clambake, clammed up, Fogged Inn, lobster, maine clambake mysteries, Musseled Out
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Maine–Finally
Hi. Barb Ross here. Finally coming to you from Maine. Usually, we arrive in Maine in early May. Honestly, it’s not the best time weather-wise, but it’s a great time to get old house stuff done and settle in. This … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bill Carito, Boothbay Harbor, Fogged Inn, iPhone photography, maine clambake mysteries
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The Bridge House
Hi. Barb here. My husband Bill bought this cool map of Boothbay Harbor for us on eBay. In the bottom right corner it says, “copyright 1931 Ethel B. Fowler.” In the bottom left corner it says– As it happens, I’ve … Continue reading →
Weekend Update: November 16-17, 2014
Next week at Maine Crime Writers we’ll be featuring posts from Gerry Boyle (Monday), Vicki Doudera (Tuesday), Lea Wait (Wednesday), Jim Hayman (Thursday), and Barb Ross (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly … Continue reading →
Why Maine?
As we come to the end of another Maine summer, and another wave of people “from away” have discovered how special Maine can be, we were talking among ourselves about what drew/draws us to Maine, and what it makes it … Continue reading →
Windjammer Days
Hi. Barb here. It’s been a foggy, rainy, cold season on the Maine coast so far. But that hasn’t stopped some of our traditional celebrations. This year was the 51st celebration of Windjammer days in Boothbay Harbor and there were … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Ross, Boiled Over, Boothbay Harbor, maine clambake mysteries, Windjammer Days
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Separation Anxiety, A Truckload of Booty, a Wedding Saved and the Shiny Cover Lady-Strange Tales From Libraryland
John here with some stories about things that didn’t make it into my library school curriculum. Some were shared with me by other Maine librarians, the rest come my own experiences. Before I get started with those, I’d like to … Continue reading →
Key West versus Coastal Maine
Hi. Barb here. Or rather there. For the last two years, Bill and I have been lucky enough to spend part of the year in Key West, Florida and part of it in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. I’ve enjoyed exploring the … Continue reading →
A Writer’s Study: Q & A
Hi. Barb Here. In past posts, Lea Wait has taken us on a tour of her writing study and her day, Kaitlyn Dunnett has shown us the evolution of her study as technology has changed and Vicki Doudera has shown … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Ross, Boothbay Harbor, clammed up, maine clambake mysteries, writer's study
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A New England Tradition: The Boston Post Cane
Lea Wait here. You know the stories you grew up with, the things that you thought everyone knew? Well, for me the story of the Boston Post Cane is one of those. I don’t remember when I first heard about The … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bar Harbor, Boothbay Harbor, Boston Post, Boston Post Cane, Burnham, Edwin Grozier, Evelyn Keene, J.F. Fradley, Lea Wait, Pittsfield
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