Question: What is your warmest winter coat?

Grandmother, Connecticut Shoreline, Late 1950s - Photo by Salt Water New England

Question for the community:  When the weather is the coldest, what coat will you be wearing this winter?

Sailing Masters of 1812

Photo by Salt Water New England

Fresh Honey

Photo by Salt Water New England

Left on the steps by incredibly kind farmer friends.

Marblehead Chronicled on Boston's Channel 5

Of Marblehead, Walter Cronkite wrote:

It is no wonder that this picturesque and lively port has become a favorite of the international yachting fraternity and the principal sailing center of the Boston area.  With three major yacht clubs on its shores, it is also one of the most crowded harbors on the east coast, and, when the wind goes around to the northeast, one of the roughest.

Watch Boston's Channel 5's segment on Marblehead, Massachusetts, featuring F.L. Wood's owner Wayne George:

• <https://www.wcvb.com/article/a-weekend-away-in-marblehead-mass/23803346>

Marblehead, beautiful and unique, is home to not only F.L. Woods, but Patsy Kane, Tory's Jewelry and, of course, Ribcraft.

The utility of an over-sized Barbour...

Photo by Salt Water New England

Requiescat In Pace

Photos by Salt Water New England

Old House Things

Photos by Salt Water New England

Question for the Community: Should a blog print a comment known to be untrue?

In the news recently, former New York Times editorial page editor Andrew Rosenthal said, "Our standard at the Times was that we do not print things that we knew not to be true, whether it was a letter, an editorial, a column or an op-ed. If a letter writer said something that was false, we would require them to correct or we wouldn't run it."

One wonders if this should apply to the blogs or other sites worth frequenting as well.

It is easy to think of blogs that deliberately print lies.  And a truism of our social media age is, "the bigger the lie, the more acolytes feel the need to hijack conversations to repeat it." Some of these lies are more corrosive to society  For example, calling The New York Times "biased" or "imperfect" is fair game, but calling it "fake news" is deliberately dishonest and part of a larger agenda.

The question in its theoretically purest form is, would you return to a blog or news site that posts comments that are known without question by the host to be untrue?

Belted Galloways

Photo by Salt Water New England

It is easy to wonder, in the age of serendipitous discoveries before GPSs, how many lost Maine visitors stumbled upon Aldemere Farm by mistake.

From Cordings of Piccadilly - The Duffle Knit Jacket, Made in Wales

Photos by Salt Water New England

New this season, and exclusive to Cordings of Piccadilly, is the 3 Ply Merino Duffle Knit Jacket.

• Navy 3 Ply Merino Duffle Knit Jacket <https://www.cordings.co.uk/navy-3-ply-merino-duffle-knit-jacket.html>

Christmas Cove, Maine

Photo by Salt Water New England

A Walk Around Yale on a Warm October Morning

Photos by Salt Water New England

1970s Norwegian Sweater

Photo by Salt Water New England

The Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick

If you regularly walk on uneven terrain, a stick can be very helpful.  Photos by Salt Water New England, except where indicated.

Introduction:

It has been increasingly difficult to find authentic Irish blackthorn walking sticks.  The sticks that so many stores carry are seldom real, and as such are thin, light, too straight, and unsubstantial.

For those looking for authentic - albeit highly limited - Irish blackthorn walking sticks, this is an ideal source:

•  McCaffrey Irish Store - Blackthorn Walking Sticks <https://mccaffreycrafts.com/>  Made in Ireland

• Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/McCaffreyIrishStore (Be sure to take a look at his wife's authentic hand knit hats here as well.)

Maine Harbor

Photo by Salt Water New England

Going For Plum Jam and Popovers

Plums, bay leaves, coriander, cider vinegar, sugar, orange zest, salt, and ancho chiles.  Photos by Salt Water New England

Hand Knit and Hand Made

Photo by Salt Water New England

Church on a Hill

Photos by Salt Water New England

Favorite Newman's Own product?

Photo by Salt Water New England

What is your favorite product from Connecticut-based Newman's Own?

Bill Bryson on Small Pleasures

Photo by Salt Water New England

Wrote Bill Bryson <http://amzn.to/2cAVAuw> in Notes from a Small Island  <http://amzn.to/2d2vbuj>:

One of the charms of the British is that they have so little idea of their own virtues, and nowhere is this more true than with their happiness. You will laugh to hear me say it, but they are the happiest people on earth. Honestly. Watch any two Britons in conversation and see how long it is before they smile or laugh over some joke or pleasantry...

The Quoddy Campadrille for Women - Sewn by Hand in Maine

Photo by Salt Water New England

Quoddy's Campadrille uses moccasin construction, including a soft lining and Poron cushioning, which results in a comfortable shoe suitable for a wide range of venues. These are made to order and you can design your own from their extensive collection of upper leathers and collars.

• Quoddy Campadrille Link: <http://www.quoddy.com/products/womens-campadrille>

Dusk

Photos by Salt Water New England

Boots, Crockett & Jones

Photo by Salt Water New England

• Crockett & Jones Boots <https://www.crockettandjones.com/collections/mens/boots>

Moose of Northern Maine, Spring and Autumn, 1970s

Photos by Salt Water New England

Sailor Rose Shirts - Made in USA

Photo by Salt Water New England

• City & Country Shirt in Pink Lodden <http://www.sailorrose.com/womens-tops/city-country-shirt-in-pink-lodden>

Cut and sewn in the US of Liberty of London fabric.  Lodden - originally designed by William Morris in 1884.

• All Sailor Rose Tops for Women <http://www.sailorrose.com/womens-tops/>