tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post115529806889327364..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Across The Street and Three CenturiesSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-1155390197107121202006-08-12T09:43:00.000-04:002006-08-12T09:43:00.000-04:00Sippican -You have a way of capturing these classi...Sippican -<BR/><BR/>You have a way of capturing these classic New England scenes visually and then providing an apt verbal improvisation on the theme of the photo. <BR/><BR/>I always thought Quincy granite was the quintessential Massachusetts building material, even though it's far less common than clapboard or shingles. Granite best expresses that gaunt, uncompromising, foursquare, rock-ribbed Yankee personality that is reflected in so much 19th century architecture.tjlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162785796605831050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-1155332339598987902006-08-11T17:38:00.000-04:002006-08-11T17:38:00.000-04:00Sippican, your post inspired me to write up some m...Sippican, your post inspired me to write up <A HREF="http://stubbornfacts.us/history/old_and_young" REL="nofollow">some musings</A> I've been having since my summers in France many years ago. Thanks!PatHMVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542719040606654134noreply@blogger.com