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Tag Archives: Brooklin
A Maritime Research Center in a Boat Building Hub
As longtime readers of the blog know, one of my favorite of Maine’s outstanding public libraries is Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin. We happen to be enjoying our annual sojourn in Brooklin, which inspires me to build upon the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklin, Friend Memorial Library, Maritime Research Center, WoodenBoat
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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
Better Late Than Never . . .
Last week my blogmates posted gorgeous photographs of their winter worlds. I tried to add a few of my own, but thanks to the vagaries of WordPress (a blog post all its own) they disappeared into the ether. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach walks, Brooklin, Pine Point, Popham, Scarborough, walking the winter beach, winter
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A Trove of Garden Insight from Katharine White
We’re spending some time in Brooklin this month, where I lived for a while in the early 90s and to which I have returned most every summer since, at least for a few days. Regular readers of this blog likely … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklin, Friend Memorial Library, gardening, Katharine S. White, Onward and Upward
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Making Writing Space, Redux
We’re just back from our annual visit to beautiful Brooklin, Maine, the inspirational place I wrote about here on MCW three Augusts ago. We had two marvelous weeks there this year (which means, of course, twice the bracing swims, twice the stunning sunsets and … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Cove, Brooklin, E.B. White, Katharine White, Pie, Yellowlegs
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Some of my favorite things on the Blue Hill Peninsula
By Brenda Buchanan My stop on the MCW summer tour is a place I used to live and where we still vacation – the beautiful Blue Hill Peninsula. If you aren’t quite sure where Blue Hill (no, not Mount Blue) … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Hill, blueberries, Brooklin, Brooksville, farmer's markets, Hancock County, lobster, music, Pie, Sedgwick
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Making Writing Space
What happens to me when I cross the Piscataqua and plunge rapidly into Maine at a cost of seventy-five cents in tolls? I cannot describe it. I do not ordinarily spy a partridge in a pear tree, or three French … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Cove, Brooklin, E.B. White, Katharine White, Pie, Yellowlegs
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