a few links

Posted: August 18, 2010, 07:08:56 am by jim

Eva Murray's Personal website

Matinicus Historical Society

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Rail Coming to Brunswick

Posted: July 13, 2010, 15:07:43 pm by jim

Psyched to see that the Amtrak Downeaster is expanding to Brunswick.

Boston-Maine rail line grant work approved

Maine was awarded $35 million in federal stimulus money in January to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, which manages the Downeaster. The train runs from Portland to Boston, with stops in New Hampshire.

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Mildred D. Nourse Obit

Posted: July 11, 2010, 02:07:13 am by jim

My grandmother...

July 08, 1990
The Morning Call

Mrs. Mildred D. Nourse, 86, of 114 E. Wayne Ave., Easton, and Pine Run Community, Doylestown, died Saturday in Easton Hospital. She was the wife of Robert S. Nourse, who died in 1982.

Born in Woodmere, Delaware County, she was a daughter of the late Hugh G. and Pearl (Hobson) Dickinson.

Survivors: Son, Robert H., with whom she resided; daughter, Joan V., wife of Robert Martin of Bow, Wash., six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

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Bank of America, at your service

Posted: December 2, 2009, 14:12:14 pm by jim

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Poppies!

Posted: June 11, 2009, 13:06:23 pm by Jen

Meconopsis betonifcifolia

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Grapes Down East

Posted: May 31, 2009, 11:05:18 am by Jen

Contenders:

1. Baco Noir
2. Cabernet Franc
3. Castel
4. Cayuga
5. Chardonnay
6. De Chaunac
7. Geisenheim
8. L'Acadie Blanc
9. Leon Millot
10. Lucie Kuhlmann
11. Marechal Foch
12. Michurinetz
13. New York Muscat
14. Ortega
15. Perle of Csaba
16. Pinot Gris / Grigio
17. Pinot Noir
18. Pollux
19. Riesling
20. Seyval Blanc
21. Siegfried
22. St. Laurent
23. Vidal Blanc

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Heirloom Maine Apple Trees

Posted: May 23, 2009, 16:05:42 pm by Jen

1. Milden
2. Hurlbut
3. Grimes Golden
4. Wolf River
5. Lady Apple
6. Duchess of Oldenburg
7. Rhode Island Green
8. Northern Spy

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"A good many people down here in New York seem to think that going to live on a farm...is some sort of height of affectation. They seem to think that you must be either washed up or very rich to do it. But we just wanted to do it."

Posted: April 18, 2009, 23:04:56 pm by Jen

During his New York City days, as a writer and columnist for The New Yorker, [E.B.] White was not fully able to indulge his love for animals, insects, and birds. However, in the fall of 1933, he and Katherine began to spend parts of the year in North Brooklin, and White was finally able to interact with and care for all kinds of creatures. The couple raised eyebrows when they first made the decision to go rural. They had both worked full-time at The New Yorker for decades. "A good many people down here in New York seem to think that going to live on a farm the year round, especially a farm so far away, is some sort of height of affectation. They seem to think that you must be either washed up or very rich to do it. But we just wanted to do it," White told interviewer Robert Van Gelder in 1942.

Source: 'E. B. White: A Shy Man Fond of Creatures' by Deborah Straw

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notes on october bloomers

Posted: April 18, 2009, 23:04:25 pm by Jen

1. Franklinia alatamaha

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notes on nurseries

Posted: April 18, 2009, 23:04:13 pm by Jen

1. Maine Heritage Orchard at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners farm (MOFGA) in Unity
2. Five Star Nursery and Orchard, North Brooklin, ME
3. North Creek Farm, Maine
4. Evermay Nursery, Old Town, ME - Meconopsis betonifcifolia

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