Wandering the Mid-Coast

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Herreshoff Fishers Island 31 Sloop, KESTREL

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Out and About

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Warm-Up

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Spectators

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Dogs in Pairs

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Some believe that dogs should come in pairs.  There can be flexibility with the exact relationships, sometimes siblings, parent/child, or from the same breeder.  The only guideline - and even this is debatable - is that they do have to match.

The rationale of such people is always quickly interjected into conversation, if never quite convincingly, such as, "they keep each other company," or "two is just as much work as one."  But regardless, just as there are "dog people," there are "pairs of dogs people."  Aligned names may be the surest tell.

Of course, as with the Shakespeare's comments on greatness, some people simply have two dogs thrust upon them, unplanned, and discontinuous from any greater life pattern.  In the case of these dogs, the pairing was"primary" and "emergency backup," designed to ensure Golden continuity.

Cloverdale Goldens

The Lotuff Leather Working Tote - Made in New England

Above  in Chocolate - Photos by Salt Water New England

Lotuff's Leather Working Tote, beautifully made in New England of hand selected vegetable-tanned leather, is a large and versatile tote and ideal for the office.

• Lotuff's Leather Working Tote <https://lotuffleather.com/products/leather-working-tote>

Wonder Bread, 1962

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A Sero Shirt and CSA Flowers

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One of two identical Sero shirts - in a lightweight cotton poplin and bought at the factory back in the 70s - was appreciated at today's very hot CSA pick-up.

Inside

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A Jumble of Thomas Webb and Waterford Crystal

Pay what you can...

Yankee Magazine Profile from 1968; McPhee Biography.  Photo by Salt Water New England

Admissions to Deerfield have traditionally been in large part a subjective matter, since the headmaster for years required virtually all applicants to appear for a personal interview and then would rely on his own impressions.  If he liked a boy, he would admit him, and then ask the parents what they could pay.  This was not a rarity.  The academy's treasures and bookkeepers have never been able to establish a figure for expectable tuition money for an approaching year.  He has over a hundred boys there now whose parents have been told to "pay what you can."

- John McPhee, The Headmaster <http://amzn.to/2obG42j> 

New Haven Today

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Sailor Rose Linen

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Beautiful European Linen,  Lovely Liberty of London Trim - Cut and Sewn in New York City and Maine...

• Sailor Rose <http://www.sailorrose.com/>

Haying

Maine's Hog Island Audubon Camp

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Many attribute time spent - be it a week, a month, a summer, or more - at Maine environmental camps to be some of their most defining life experiences, and necessary for developing an understanding of their relationship with the natural world.

• Hog Island Audubon Camp <http://hogisland.audubon.org/>

All Made in the U.S.A.

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Khakis:

• Jack Donnelly Dalton Pant <https://jackdonnelly.com/collections/pants/products/original-fit-khakis>

Shirt:

• Mercer and Sons Classic Skye Blue 1/8" Bengal Broadcloth Stripe <http://www.mercerandsons.com/swatches_and_pricing-stripes.htm>

Shoes:

• Quoddy Canoe Shoe <https://www.quoddy.com/collections/mens/products/canoe-shoe-1>

Belt:

• Mariner Rope Belt: Green <https://yorkrivertraders.com/collections/sailing-rope-mariner-belts/products/the-mariner-belt-green>

Patsy Kane's Navigator Bracelets

Customize your latitude and longitude coordinates with Patsy Kane's sterling silver Navigator Bracelets, made by hand in their studio in Marblehead, Massachusets.

• <http://www.patsykane.com/navigator-bracelets>

Happy Fourth of July

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One way to connect to historical events is to learn more about one's family members who participated in them. 

A dozen direct ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War:

Obadiah Scott
Timothy Brandreth
Abel Corson
Joseph Neal
James Perkins
Samuel Neal
Jeremiah Smith
Abraham Batchelder
Jonathan Locke
Edward Eastman
Daniel Bean
Joel Judkins 

Preparations

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More Greens

Today's CSA - Photo by Salt Water New England

Regicide Cellar

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And thoughts drift towards tweeds and tattersalls....

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Out and About

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100 Year Old Gates, First Coat of Paint

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The Alpha and the Omega

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