This and That

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First apple pie of the season.  A big hit with our friends in Swampscott, MA who we visited last week.

We met Alison and Steve our our Greet trip.

They took us to Marblehead for a history tour of an old house once owned by Jeremiah Lee.  

Here's looking across the cove to Marblehead's downtown.

In the Marblehead Townhall was this picture of Washington crossing the Delaware.  Dan and Steve were there!

But the most famous piece is the original painting of The Spirit of '76 by Archibald McNeal Willard. Unfortunately in taking this photo the overhead lights were on and we couldn't find how to turn them off.

[AC - how can I eliminate those lights?]

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Photo from Sunday evening.

And progress continues on the new library next door.

That sliding door exits to a patio.  We will be making a decision on what trees to plant to give us some privacy in our backyard.  Our property line is at the bottom edge of that straw covering.  The skinny maple tree is on our property.  There's a black walnut on their property in amongst our aborvitae on the right side.  That walnut will decide what kind of trees we can plant because of a toxin the walnut produces. We learned the hard way that rhododendrens aren't compatible with walnut trees. The one remaining rhodo we have, we are giving to Emily to plant.

[Tom - any tree recommendations? We ruled out magnolia.]

Just Watched This Interview

 Have you seen the YouTube interview of Senate candidate James Talarico that Jimmy Kimmel did?

Worth watching.

HERE

Blogger Frustrations

A screen shot of just three of the blogs I like to read showing they haven't had any new posts for several days.  Except that isn't true if I click on the blog title.

Why can't Blogger correct this problem?

 

Americans of Conscience

I haven't posted this one in sometime, but with mid terms happening soon here are actions to take.  I've done the first three already this morning. 

Americans of Conscience Checklist

September 11, 2026

 

Open this week’s Checklist to join us in taking action for democracy, justice, and kindness, then pause to recharge with our latest list of Good News. In this week’s message from Jen Hofmann, get a mental reset about what it takes to create meaningful change. We’ve also got details below about our upcoming class, Living Justice. Read on!

 

Take Action with Americans of Conscience Checklist

• Action 1: Urge your senators to support legislation restoring TPS for Haiti.
• Action 2: Celebrate National Voter Registration Day September 15.
• Action 3: Resist the administration’s attempts to remove the “Roadless Rule.”

Open the full Checklist for more ways to use your voice.

 

Pause for Good News

Here's a sneak peek at our long list of good news items.

• A federal court blocks the U.S. Postal Service from advancing new mail voting restrictions that would have disenfranchised Americans who cast a mail-in ballot.
• A U.S. District Court rules that the administration's attempt to cut farm workers’ wages is unlawful.
• A federal court for the Northern District of California rules that deporting U.S. residents for political speech the administration disagrees with is unconstitutional under the First and Fifth Amendments.

Read all the Good News in this week's Checklist.