tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post3912227783005437084..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Greatest Hits: Show No Enthusiasm; Don't ComplainSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-43301671300497907312017-01-20T09:38:49.294-05:002017-01-20T09:38:49.294-05:00Hi Shore Acres- Many thanks. I'll return to da...Hi Shore Acres- Many thanks. I'll return to daily writing as soon as possible. SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-85201671630534567452017-01-19T20:02:55.020-05:002017-01-19T20:02:55.020-05:00Somehow I thought you'd quit writing. I think ...Somehow I thought you'd quit writing. I think you have, sort of. I hope you start again. This piece is wonderful. My favorite line of all is, "The work would whisper done when there wasn't any more of it." Takes a special person to know to say that -- to understand how those things are.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-72225442386286944952017-01-12T23:04:23.860-05:002017-01-12T23:04:23.860-05:00I could feel the ice crunch, almost hear the sound...I could feel the ice crunch, almost hear the sound of it from your well wrought words. There is adventure in the usefulness of an iron rod to chip away chunks of ice to allow the fetching of wood for warmth. There is the strength of knowing no energy was wasted on unnecessary words between you and your son as you tended to the task at hand. Your often sardonic approach to writing meets every challenge with integrity. Enjoyed every step of travelling vicariously on your journey at home but your closing paragraph brought the whole event to another level. The revelation of truth rang out and grabbed me as a great work of literature will do. Thank you.BonafideViewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741003527188999580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-42060788581116288942016-12-23T13:17:46.496-05:002016-12-23T13:17:46.496-05:00Happy generic end of the year holiday to you and y...Happy generic end of the year holiday to you and your family Reginald. <br /><br />Maybe I'll come up and visit you after all chance of frost is passed- say July.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-64725643622127145922016-12-20T09:21:32.505-05:002016-12-20T09:21:32.505-05:00Your son will remember these days as good times sp...Your son will remember these days as good times spent with his father - despite the the tedious work and lack of conversation. That's how I remember splitting and stacking wood with my dad. Bramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-36708088719760347882016-12-17T16:38:58.415-05:002016-12-17T16:38:58.415-05:00Hello Thud- I hope you and all the Thudlettes are ...Hello Thud- I hope you and all the Thudlettes are doing great. <br /><br />It was 15 below zero last night. That's Fahrenheit, not avoirdupois or Kelvin or whatever they use over there to measure your chill blains. I shudder to think that winter doesn't start for a week or so. <br /><br />The Spare Heir and I shoveled snow together all afternoon. He was useful, which struck me as a kind of wonderful. SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-48227764288528907432016-12-17T13:46:59.313-05:002016-12-17T13:46:59.313-05:00I hear its a tad brisk there at the moment.I hear its a tad brisk there at the moment.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-54820458887249829552016-12-16T18:41:57.764-05:002016-12-16T18:41:57.764-05:00Speaking of winters in Maine, a Skowhegan LP gas v...Speaking of winters in Maine, a Skowhegan LP gas vendor has made the news by informing customers he will no longer deliver to Trump supporters.<br /><br /><i>An owner of a propane dealership in Maine is refusing to deliver gas to anyone who voted for President-elect Donald Trump.<br /><br /> Michael Turner, owner of Turner LP Gas in Skowhegan, Maine, recorded a voice mail greeting that leaves little question as to his feelings for those in his community who supported Trump.<br /><br /> “Thank you for calling Turner LP gas. If you voted for Donald Trump for president I will no longer be delivering your gas — please find someone else,” the message states. </i><br /><br />As Skowhegan voted for Trump, this is a businessman who is definitely putting his money where his mouth is. Let's hope that Mr. Turner's customers can readily find an alternative, and Mr. Turner discovers his cash flow is politely but considerably reduced.<br /><br />http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/maine-gas-distributor-wont-deliver-trump-supporters/<br /><br />http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/12/you-voted-for-trump-no-heat-for-you-this-winter.phpGringonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-91815551810335269552016-12-14T00:53:57.620-05:002016-12-14T00:53:57.620-05:00Every now and then, when the temp gets below 50 an...Every now and then, when the temp gets below 50 and I have to put on socks and a jacket, I curse the winter, then think of you. Every time we have company over (about as frequently - 4 or 5 times a year), I clean the house and curse the dust. I just pledged your table Sunday, and thought of you. We've never knowingly met, and I feel quite close to you. Please keep writing. We'll always have Wong's...Johnny Glendalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836298682851385906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-37751111411414733882016-12-12T15:27:10.877-05:002016-12-12T15:27:10.877-05:00Only you, it seems to me, could make Winter entert...Only you, it seems to me, could make Winter entertaining and almost, but not quite, tolerable.<br /><br />From your snowed-in friend on the other coast.<br /><br />Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-66850569923441376502016-12-12T14:08:50.782-05:002016-12-12T14:08:50.782-05:00You Sippis be hardy souls.You Sippis be hardy souls.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com