Reading and Roaming
COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS ET AL Fun with Our Granddaughters Our granddaughters and their parents were with us this past week. No visit would be complete without continuing tradition with some annual outings. Everything from mini golf to the botanical gardens to purchases at Sherman’s Books to one more visit to Railway Village. Of course, we …
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CHARMING CAMDEN Earlier this week, we drove up to Camden, another pretty town on the Maine coast. Incorporated in 1791, Camden is on the Penobscot Bay and running through it is the Megunticook River. Early industries took advantage of power from watermills and included shipbuilding and textiles. Beginning in the 1880’s, Camden attracted wealthy folks from Boston, Philadelphia, …
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This week, I comment on a novel about several Irish women who’d like more in their lives and on a TV series about the infamous English sisters who thought nothing of ignoring and defying the accepted standards of society. Plus I offer up a few photos taken at the local botanical garden. RECENT READING: VILLAGE …
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Here are two books I read recently. One is literary fiction by an author I know from previous works. The other is a romance which is clever, humorous, and just fun. The Chief Penguin and I also made our second visit to the botanical garden this week, so I offer a few comments on it …
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