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October Dreaming By David Daniel October is a month of mystic meanings. Of marigolds and wild asters and the ripe-honey scent of Concord grapes on the vine. Of leaf peeping and football. Of “sweata weatha,” and Oktoberfest beer and the glossy squeak of grackles as they flock South. October is…
Read More »Bon appétit! – (PIP # 84) By Louise Peloquin For over 70 years, L’Etoile offered readers a varied menu of international, national and local news while keeping everyday needs in mind. Helpful household hints appeared regularly as PIP’s # 13 and 21 have demonstrated. (1) L’Etoile – September 3,…
Read More »Junk Mail By Jack McDonough When I was growing up in Dover, N.H., in the middle of the 20th century, our mailman was Tom Bell. In those World War II years, we actually knew the name of the person who slipped mail through the slot in our front door –…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog. Properties of Thirst by Marianne Wiggins is a mighty book, in length (544 pages) and in the majesty of the natural world that is its backdrop. The writing is often captivatingly poetic and deeply philosophical. Each of the major…
Read More »The Lowell City Council met on Tuesday night. Mayor Dan Rourke was absent and Councilors Wayne Jenness and Corey Robinson participated via Zoom. The brief agenda yielded a 58-minute-long meeting that handled business expeditiously and without controversy. Rather than dig into this week’s meeting, today I’ll revisit an item from…
Read More »Here are some photos of the Hannah Duston Memorial in Boscawen, New Hampshire.
Read More »Mars Mania in America Enjoyable throughout. Full of fun facts. A Lowell book you will go back to. Who knew the size of Mars Mania? “There’s always a Lowell connection” (Marie Sweeney quote). For the past two weeks I’ve been reading a new book by science writer David Baron called…
Read More »Living Madly: Saudade By Emilie-Noelle Provost I’ve always believed that written or spoken words, with their ability to communicate our thoughts, wishes, discoveries, joys, and sorrows — sometimes across time and space — carry with them a bit of magic. On the printed page, whispered into a waiting ear, or…
Read More »Radios and Jukeboxes By Leo Racicot When I was a kid, The Golden Age of Radio was coming to its end. Still, we had two radios at home and listened regularly; our mother, aunt and grandmother had come of age during The Great Depression when radio was at its peak…
Read More »Lowell People, Part 2 – (PIP # 83) By Louise Peloquin More Lowell people – boxers, museum directors, firefighters and a physician speaker. L’Étoile – September 10, 1924 HEBERT IS READY FOR HIS MATCH WITH WILLIE WOODS _____ Manager “Punch” Mailloux declares that his protégé will at least obtain…
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