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Feb 7, 2012, 4:00 pm
Closed for the season..
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Feb 7, 2012, 9:11 am
Started Early, Took My Dog
by Kate Atkinson
Reagan Arthur Books, ISBN 978-0316066730
March 21, 2011, 384 pages
I started Early—Took my Dog—
And visited the Sea—
The Mermaids in the Basement
Came out to look at me— Emily Dickinson
Our two main characters in this story, Jackson Brodie, ba... Comment - Like
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Feb 5, 2012, 11:54 pm
Wow, another Monday already? Let's see what MizB at Should Be Reading is asking this week on Musing Monday...
This week’s musing asks…
Did you do any reading in lieu of watching the football game, yesterday, or were you foregoing reading to watch the game? If you read a book (or books) what d... Comment - Like
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Feb 4, 2012, 3:24 am
Recently the Bro and the SIL jetted away to Cancun for a week of relaxation and luxury..because that is how they roll.
For me, it meant some extra quality time with the cutest doggie in the world, So-So Sammy, and the gift of a big bottle of Mexican vanilla.
Oh, what to make, what to make?
Well, the... Comment - Like
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Feb 3, 2012, 9:21 am
Feed by M.T.Anderson
Listening Library, ISBN 978-0739356203
March 11, 2008
Oh, what is happening to my reading?
Yesterday it was a review of a memoir.
Today a YA book...and an audio book at that.
But then awhile back I read a glowing review of this book by Sandy at You've GOTTA Read This and Sandy i... Comment - Like
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Feb 2, 2012, 8:27 am
... when I saw the jagged skyline, the halo of light emanating from the city, the sea of yellow taxis, or the mishmash of cultures and clothing swimming together in one ... take a temporary assignment in the City of Light, and delicious desserts, writing ad copy ... and while she deals with the d... Comment - Like
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Jan 31, 2012, 3:59 pm
All Maine this week...
One of the "Two Lights" at Cape Elizabeth
Rockland Breakwater Light
Lobster boats in Bass Harbor
Marshall Point
Bass Harbor Light
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Jan 30, 2012, 6:31 am
Nice and early Monday morning, so let's see what MizB at Should Be Reading is asking this week...
This week’s musing asks…
How far along are you in your current read before you start thinking about what you’ll read next?
Wait, let me get this right. You think I should be picking my next book ... Comment - Like
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Jan 28, 2012, 9:59 am
What to cook, what to cook??
Well, I am a believer that you should cook to use up what is on hand whenever possible, so when I saw this recipe in the Philadelphia Inquirer the other day, I was hooked. I had that left over container of ricotta in the frig (wow, that has a long expiration date!) and t... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 6:51 am
... 303 pages
Anna Pigeon is not really a cold weather person, preferring the dry, ... show six bodies, it soon looks like murder is the only way to explain ... and dangerous dives. Very interesting and not a little scary.And, of course, Anna is a great character, funny and smart and far from p... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 6:58 am
Believing the Lie by Elizabeth GeorgeDutton Adult, ISBN 97805255952589January 10, 2012, 624 pages
Back for the seventeenth time..yes, 17...is Inspector Thomas Lynley's and his regular cast of characters, including Simon and Deborah St. James and the ever loyal assistant, Barbara Havers. This time he... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2012, 4:24 pm
...near and far, from NJ and New York, to Maine and Turkey.
Cape May, NJFire Island, NY
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Maine
Squirrel Point Light, MaineOwl Head Light, MaineMaiden's Tower, Istanbul Harbor...as always, for more Wordless Wednesday, check these out. Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 6:38 am
Another Monday morning, so let's head over and see what MizB at Should Be Reading is asking this week...
This week’s musing asks…Why do you think that the Young Adult genre is so popular with even the adult readers? Do you read YA books, yourself?
I think the answer is simple. Some of them, mayb... Comment - Like
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Jan 22, 2012, 3:26 am
Poor Sammy has a sore foot, and since he will not leave it alone, The Cone had to be applied.
"I look like a fool...I know you are laughing at me, I just know it!" Comment - Like
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Jan 21, 2012, 6:51 am
For several years, I have considered myself a tea drinker. Pretty much two varieties, Irish Breakfast or Earl Gray. Now, I did not give up coffee totally. If I am out, in a diner or restaurant, I may order coffee, but only because American seems to have no idea how to make a decent cup of tea. It i... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2012, 4:20 am
So many book...so few reviews.
I have said it before, but I really enjoy reading books more than I enjoy reviewing them.
But in an effort to start and catch up, I figure I would review five at one time!
They are five of a six part series by an author that I really enjoy..even if I did not read the f... Comment - Like
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Jan 19, 2012, 10:22 am
Raylan by Elmore Leonard
William Morrow, ISBN 978-0062119469
272 pages, January 17, 2012
Elmore Leonard is another one of those authors I have heard of, again and again, and never read. And since he has written a very large number of books, that is saying something. But it was a TV series that final... Comment - Like
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Jan 17, 2012, 3:59 pm
No ice, no snow...and little color this time of year.
But the marsh and the beaches are still beautiful.
See that tiny, white steeple in the center? My house is right next to it.
It was cold..
But we can always count on Mother Nature for some color..
...as always, for more Wordless Wednesday, che... Comment - Like
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Jan 16, 2012, 3:24 am
Nice and early Monday morning, so let's head over and see what MizB at Should Be Reading is asking this week...
This week’s musing asks…
What devices –if any– ... , easily downloaded to my Nook, and a large number of free books from a number of online sources...well, there are a lot of cheap... Comment - Like
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Jan 15, 2012, 4:30 am
Do you ever wonder what your dog does while you are gone?Well, obviously these two, Sammy and Bandit, order address labels for themselves and then send out Birthday cards.
Nice label fellows.Do you send a lot of mail?And your penmanship is excellent!
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Jan 14, 2012, 10:04 am
Yes, sadly, Christmas is behind us. The days of excess are over...but if you have it in you for one more great breakfast, maybe on a weekend, I have a recipe for you!
I have written before about our traditional Christmas morning breakfast at the Bro's and Sil's house.
First, there are Pillsbury Oran... Comment - Like
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Jan 13, 2012, 9:06 am
Really, I am going to sit down and write a couple of reviews today. Really.
But first, let me just say that yesterday, Thursday, was my birthday.
Now being past the half century mark...by a number of years, as shocking as that is to me, a huge celebration is not called for. But I will pause for a sh... Comment - Like
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Jan 11, 2012, 3:51 am
Winter is here, the gray days of winter, so here are a few picture that have nothing in common...except some COLOR!
A Hidden Mickey!
Camellias from Longwood
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Jan 10, 2012, 9:04 am
The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina
Regan Arthur Books, ISBN 978-0316069335
September 26, 2011, 400 pages
"When a notorious millionaire banker hangs himself, his death attracts no sympathy. But the legacy of a lifetime of selfishness is widespread, and the carnage most acute among those he ou... Comment - Like
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Jan 9, 2012, 7:42 am
Let's head over to see what MizB at Should Be Reading is asking this week on Musing Monday...
Are there any “raved reads” –books that everyone seems to be talking about– that you’re hoping to get read this year, yourself? What books are they, and why are you hoping to read them? Is it be... Comment - Like
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Jan 8, 2012, 5:09 am
'O sole miosta 'nfronte a te!'O sole, 'o sole mio,sta 'nfronte a te!sta 'nfronte a te!
Why, oh why, do they do this to me??..After a long day on the gondola.. Comment - Like
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Jan 7, 2012, 7:21 am
Something very strange, very unexpected, happened in my Bro's household a few years ago.
I blame the Niece.
She when to college at the University of Florida, a college perhaps best known at the time for it's quarterback, some guy named Timmy Tebow. Won some games there I hear, won something called ... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2011, 4:00 pm
Just a short drive across the bridge from Lubec, Maine...
The Roosevelt Summer "Cottage"
East Quoddy Lighthouse...as always, for more Wordless Wednesday, check these out. Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2011, 9:23 am
Hey! Happy Halloween!!
Let's head over and check out this week's question from MizB at Should Be Reading...
This week’s musing asks…
Would you say that you read about the same amount now as when you were younger? More? Less? Why?
You know, I though about this one and my surprising answer is..... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2011, 4:33 am
The Cook's Illustrated Cookbook: 2,000 Recipes from 20 Years of America's Most Trusted Cooking Magazine by the Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine
Cook's Illustrated, ISBN 978-1933615899
October 1, 2011, 928 pages
If I could have only one cookbook for the rest of my life, I really think this migh... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2011, 7:25 pm
... 8, 2011, 368 pages
In this, the fifth Lisa Gardner novel featuring ... her kitchen, beaten and bloody, the apparent victim of spousal abuse. ... delicate political situation. Especially since the case will be investigated by ... is more than one thin Blue Line. But with her friend ... , Det... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2011, 4:00 am
Maine Lighthouse Museum'Manship Toasting the Angels' by Barry Faulkner, Farnsworth Museum
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Oct 24, 2011, 9:48 am
Gee, what could this week's question from MizB at Should Be Reading possibly be?...
Do you listen to audiobooks? Why, or why not?
A nice direct question, that as usual, I have an indirect answer to.
My answer is sometimes.
I have a bit of love/hate relationship with audiobooks.
I want to love the... Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2011, 8:49 am
While traveling, I think one should sample the local foods, see what the natives are eating.
So, when I was in Maine, I made a discovery while in a local supermarket. I had gone in to restock my supply of Diet Mt. Dew, one of the finest beverage ever made and a need source of caffeine while on the r... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 4:00 am
Ding Dong the Diva's Dead by Cat MelodiaCamel Press, ISBN 978-1603818070January 30, 2011, 246 pages
Sure, mezzo soprano Deborah de Lille has dreams of being a hugely successful opera singer, even as she scrapes by performing for bored local school kids. So when her friend and agent calls to tell her... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 4:00 pm
All sorts of rocks that rock!
Sand Beach, Acadia National Park
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Oct 18, 2011, 4:43 am
Long Gone: A Novel of Suspense by Alafair Burke
Harper, ISBN 978-0061999185
June 21, 2011, 368 pages
Alice Humphrey’s life is not turning out exactly as she once expected.
Her father is a successful movie producer, her mother a retired movie star and she herself was a bit of a famous child actor. ... Comment - Like
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Oct 17, 2011, 1:02 am
Let's head over and check out this week's question from MizB at Should Be Reading...
This week’s musing asks...Do you judge a book by its cover?
I admit it.
I am a shallow person.
I do judge a book by it's cover.
Of course, it is not totally about me being a shallow person. We are meant to judge a... Comment - Like
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Oct 15, 2011, 7:40 am
Oh, it has been quite the travel year for your humble blogger. Which you may have noticed, especially if you have followed my Wordless Wednesday posts for the last few months.
Lovely places all, but at the top of the list has to be Venice. There is something about Venice that I found so appealing, a... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2011, 8:12 am
A Trick of the Light: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny
Macmillian Audio, ISBN 978-1427213204
August 30, 2011
It should be a very happy time for Three Pines resident Clara Morrow. She has a solo show of her work at the Musee d'Art Contemporian in Montreal, a dream for any artist.
But i... Comment - Like
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Oct 10, 2011, 1:38 pm
So, let's head over and check out this week's question from MizB at Should Be Reading...
This week’s musing asks...
What types of nonfiction do you read? Can do multiple choices.
Ok, prove you are as old as I am by getting that TV reference in the title. If you do, you are old. Or watch a lot of r... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2011, 3:56 am
Why does Bandit look so sad?
Well, he knows my laptop bit the dust.
It has been limping along, with more and more problems, for quite awhile. A day did not go by that I did not curse Vista.
But Friday, it informed me my battery was dead and could no longer charge. Sure, I could buy a new one and pou... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2011, 4:01 am
For many people, Maine is synonymous with one food....Lobster Roll. And in my quest to provide you, my dear readers, with the very best in objective food knowledge, I undertook a quest during my Maine visit to study this subject. This oh so delicious subject.
That is, assuming you like lobster. If y... Comment - Like
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Oct 4, 2011, 4:00 pm
Portland Head and Ram Island Ledge Lights
Sailing students..and a cruise ship
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Oct 3, 2011, 8:52 am
Hey, it is Monday, so let's head over and check out this week's question from MizB at Should Be Reading...
What are you most excited about reading, right now? (can be a book you’re currently enjoying, or a book that’s yet to be published, etc.)
Here is yet another example of me being out of st... Comment - Like
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Oct 1, 2011, 6:38 am
You may have missed the news. I almost did, especially since I usually do not look at newspapers when I am on a trip. But they handed me one at a B&B I was staying at a couple of days ago and it was right there on the front page.
The Whoopie Pie has been named the official snack of the State of Mai... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2011, 3:45 am
The Secret Life of Lobsters- How Fisherman and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean by Trevor Corson
Harper Perennial, ISBN978-0060555597
May 10, 2005, 320 pages
"Consider the humble lobster: an unsightly creature from the sea that tastes awfully good with melted butter... Comment - Like
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