Aaaaahhh: it's cooler!

It's Garbage Day!

62 degrees and dry.

The WKTV weather forecast: "Slowly improving weather today, with a return to sunshine by the late afternoon. A taste of fall expected by the end of the week.

Leftover clouds and showers continue in spots early this morning. As high pressure gradually builds in from the west, expect slow improvements in the weather today. Some breaks in the clouds are expected late this morning, with partly cloudy skies by the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Less humid.

Clear skies tonight, with overnight lows in the mid 50s. A great day expected tomorrow. Mostly sunny and warmer on Tuesday with highs in the low 80s.

A cold front approaches Wednesday, giving us the chance for a few showers and thunderstorms. Behind the front, much cooler and drier air. In fact, we'll call it our first taste of fall by the end of the week. Daytime highs in the upper 60s and low 70s, with overnight lows in the 40s."

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I have just found the obituary of Mr. Forrest Cooper of Sangerfield in this morning's Observer-Dispatch.

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THE WATERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Annual Book Sale

opens this morning!

Special Preview Hour from 9:00 - 10:00

$20.

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Hardcover - $1.00 | Paperbacks - 25 cents DVD's - $2.00 | VHS - $1.00

Regular Priced Days:
Monday, August 24th – 10-5:30pm Tuesday, August 25th – 2-8pm Wednesday, August 26th – 10-5:30pm
Half Priced Days:
Thursday, August 27th – 2-8pm Friday, August 28th – 10-5:30pm
Bag Sale Day:
Monday, August 31st – 10-5:30pm
Free Day:
Tuesday, September 1st – 2-8pm


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Two years ago, this was the big news:

(Click the link for more photos.)

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Connie Bocko sent me this photograph of Dave putting the finishing touches on a round woodpile. She called it "Estonian Influence," but I didn't really know where Estonia was:

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it's a cold country in the northern part of Europe.

(That might account for the similarity of Estonian woodpiles to the round woodpiles that Dick and I had seen in restored villages on the Gaspé Peninsula / Cape Breton Island.)

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From Jeff Reynolds come these two lovely pictures taken in "Chepachet," an area somewhat north of Route 20 along Route 51.

CHEPACHET is a Native American word (Algonquin) that means "the place at the crossing" like a road that splits or a river that divides. 


(Thanks, Jeff!)

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Gil Condon has sent this photo and a salute to his fine old friend, 'Frankie" Cowen, who is currently at the Presbyterian Home.

He wrote: "He fought in Korea, at minus 40F, crawled up a hill under fire and dragged back a fellow soldier. (He fought) in Syracuse at the War Memorial against heavyweights like the DeJohns."

(Sounds to me like he's still fighting!) (Thanks, Gil!)

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THIS EVENING

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This is probably the last one!


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NEXT SATURDAY

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Last Friday afternoon.

Testing railing and balusters: "Nice!"

FOR THE RECORD

I think that this is going to be a slow, lazy week, so - unless you send me some Very Important News - I'm taking blog-time off to work on a few other projects and might even sneak in a bit of "vacation."

Have a good week, Everyone!