tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post7475698397861950467..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: It's Not OrdinarySippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-29217360322237445212013-02-04T00:38:35.398-05:002013-02-04T00:38:35.398-05:00Hi
Read your essay and it's spot on. Same thi...Hi<br /><br />Read your essay and it's spot on. Same thing happened here in Quebec.<br /><br />Maniwaki was a lumber town but yet another mill recently closed here throwing more people to the unemployment line.<br /><br />At one time (before the 80s) this town had a population of 10,000 + . Now it's about 5,000 - .<br /><br />What happened? I blame the green nazis.<br /><br />We do have one of the boats used by the lumberjacks to get to log- jams as a testament to our history. And a statue of a lumberjack (draveur in French) in the town park - but that's it. No lumber-no future.<br />QC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11556373819805187373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-57089907709573113972012-11-25T12:38:43.088-05:002012-11-25T12:38:43.088-05:00At least they had rivers in Maine to float the log...At least they had rivers in Maine to float the logs down.<br />See. http://www.tinaja.com/glib/gramtram.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-30491375765598435752012-11-19T21:00:04.360-05:002012-11-19T21:00:04.360-05:00The good news is I got to spend a fair amount of t...The good news is I got to spend a fair amount of time talking to the gentleman. He talked of USGS maps that show towns where if you are lucky, today, you might find two or three paths meeting in the forest. Of roads on maps which are dotted with homesteads that are now invisible. I learned much of the history of the area and the rise and fall of industry there around the river. Sounds like a fascinating place all in all.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-57741115973917953352012-11-19T10:36:00.863-05:002012-11-19T10:36:00.863-05:00Hi TMJ- All I did was look out the window.
Hi Six...Hi TMJ- All I did was look out the window.<br /><br />Hi Sixty Grit- It is a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it. <br /><br />The amusing part about Rumford is that around here, it's considered the big city. Go fifteen minutes north, and there's so much nothing it's jawdropping. <br /><br />We've made many friends here now, but I'm mostly anonymous here as far as the writing goes. SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-31203972372233167762012-11-18T23:32:04.042-05:002012-11-18T23:32:04.042-05:00Has the piano been drinking?
Has the piano been drinking?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-70325341715030877652012-11-18T13:24:41.497-05:002012-11-18T13:24:41.497-05:00Okay, this is probably revealing too much informat...Okay, this is probably revealing too much information on a public forum, but yesterday I met a Mainer at work. We got to talkin', he said he was from way out in the wilds, so on a hunch I asked him where - Rumford, he replied. <br /><br />Small freakin' world, am I right? He told me much of the history of that place, I told him of a well-written website he needed to start reading (this one, in case you were wondering) and about a neighbor he needs to introduce himself to. And buy some furniture from. <br /><br />So if a tall stranger wanders by, there you go. The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-24855667988468010632012-11-16T22:27:08.504-05:002012-11-16T22:27:08.504-05:00Beautifully done.
I had a productive Friday. Acco...Beautifully done.<br /><br />I had a productive Friday. Accomplished missions, exceeded objectives, Did My Bit.. <br /><br />and wanted to tear my eyeballs out until about two minutes ago. <br /><br />Thanks, sir.TmjUtahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479506083401061662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-32603851932538340692012-11-16T21:45:37.496-05:002012-11-16T21:45:37.496-05:00Hi Sam- Thanks for reading and commenting and for ...Hi Sam- Thanks for reading and commenting and for your kind words.<br /><br />Hi Casey- It's bust here now, but there are many good people about. Thanks for reading and commenting. <br /><br />Hi Leslie- ***Wheeze*** <br /><br />Vanderleun- You are like my barometer. You let me know what kind of weather I'm having. <br /><br />Hi rbee- Many thanks.<br /><br />Hi Teri- Thanks for reading and for commenting. <br /><br />Hi Philip- <i>The farmboys with a touch of neon about them amd their coquettes generally break down and wander back before they even get to a road with two stripes on it. </i>SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-83471052616817339942012-11-16T21:10:49.263-05:002012-11-16T21:10:49.263-05:00Gotta have the mill. There's only so many Fren...Gotta have the mill. There's only so many French kids that you can put suits on and send to Augusta. <br /><br />But when grant-writing gets taught, starting in elementary school, watch out....Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06352617464175155214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-11749578548000969992012-11-16T14:26:57.305-05:002012-11-16T14:26:57.305-05:00Yeah basically the powers that be think the rivers...Yeah basically the powers that be think the rivers are just too sensitive to allow any sort of work to take place on them. You want to see what freedom looks like? Take a look at any old picture of a river town. Look at all the little shops, boats, the very busyness of it all. Take a look at that same river town today. It will look like an architect's drawing. There might be a park along it, but no businesses, a few pleasure boats, no busyness at all. <br /><br />The logging area I used to live in was shut down by the National Scenic Act. They talked a lot about all the new jobs that would be coming in. Of course, the new jobs didn't pan out. Tourists now have more rights than the people that live and pay taxes in the area.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382050215676302342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-33766780887242127492012-11-16T14:17:12.584-05:002012-11-16T14:17:12.584-05:00"over the river and through the woods"ha..."over the river and through the woods"has new meaning to me now",polite golf clap for this post...rbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561705238360941602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-90349068105842880522012-11-16T12:29:37.010-05:002012-11-16T12:29:37.010-05:00A natural. The kid's a natural, I keep tellin&...A natural. The kid's a natural, I keep tellin' them.vanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-34128767729445087742012-11-16T12:04:17.835-05:002012-11-16T12:04:17.835-05:00SighSighLesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284936021406079076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-73512438799222783502012-11-16T11:44:04.269-05:002012-11-16T11:44:04.269-05:00Yes, I saw the painting in your words. Good analo...Yes, I saw the painting in your words. Good analogy. When Parrish came along, the woods were just getting their hair. When Durer drew, the world was only just reasonable.<br /><br />The woods and the river have always been boom and bust, ever since my grandpap first worked them. The rivermen were more man than a million others today, and that's a fact.<br /><br />I'd better shut up, now. Have a nice day, my east coast friend.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-14526681123594071252012-11-16T11:08:31.098-05:002012-11-16T11:08:31.098-05:00Said it before, say it again. Good thing words ca...Said it before, say it again. Good thing words can't get pregnant, 'cause you got a way with 'em.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com