Archive for January, 2010
If this is snow, can Maine summer camps be far behind?
Right after Christmas break, a couple of beautiful snow storms dumped incredible amounts of that white stuff all over Maine. My sons are grown now (well, almost as number two is on the six-year plan for undergraduate work) but I can’t help feeling empathy for all those parents with school age children and no [...]
Obama's Afghanistan Decision is Topic of Belfast Library Event
The Camden Conference is just around the corner — 19-21 February. But all the fun – and erudition – is not just in Camden; and, indeed, I have already spoken about the Three Cups of Tea event (see blog of 27 December). On 20 January, right here in Belfast, the Library is hosting a [...]
Sherlock Holmes Comes to Belfast
It’s Wednesday night in Belfast — cheap movie night at the Colonial Theatre, our special art deco movie house located one block from Main Street and six blocks from our Inn. For $4.50, one can see the latest outpouring from Hollywood et al. This past Wednesday we saw Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr and [...]
