tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170071399663025717.post6422948453733435845..comments2012-08-17T06:26:36.770-07:00Comments on the Reign in Maine: The waiting gameDan Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968222408053468347noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170071399663025717.post-74076345574476035632011-10-31T18:35:35.984-07:002011-10-31T18:35:35.984-07:00What you are describing for the river may be marin...What you are describing for the river may be marine clay: stinky and useless. I don't know if they are still sctive there but down here until last week we still had the horrible deer and dog ticks. eer ticks carry lyme disease (town in CT where it was first diagnosed) deer ticks are the size of a freckle. Ask the natural food store owner about them she is sure to know. They are a problem from April to October and are esp found in the long unmown grasses. The flag on the grave: usually all veteran's graves receive a flag at least on veterans day and memorial day. Usually bought by the municipality and set out by the VFW or AmVets. Sometimes the boy scouts help. <br />Maine was Massachusetts until it became a state in 1825. The papers were signed in the Jamison Tavern up the road from my place in Freeport. Seems like much of what went on happened in Taverns. Altho when the settlers arrived they were amazed they could drink the water and not die. In Europe and the UK and still here Beer or other spirits were had with most meals. Often it was a weaker beer called small beer.<br />I want to say that Congregationalists were the puritans as the expanded. They did not allow for holidays like Christmas and holiday decorations. I used to work at a historic house museum as a volunteer and board member and docent. <br /><br />Oh, get yourself and the dog something Safety orange if you go for walks it is Hunting season now and in smaller towns shooting is allowed as long as you are at least certain distance from a house. Dogs and people are killed every year. One woman was killed hanging laundry- the hunter's defense was that her white mittens looked like the tail of a deer.Steph from fangswandsandfairydust.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00265501682911526600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170071399663025717.post-87505276177314775982011-10-28T09:37:05.216-07:002011-10-28T09:37:05.216-07:00Believe it or not, I know from my U.S. history les...Believe it or not, I know from my U.S. history lessons who Jeremiah O'Brien was. How amazing. Machias sounds fascinating. Hope your bed arrives soon.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16298113757853553806noreply@blogger.com