And so on a particularly warm and bright June day, we took ourselves down to the Blackstone in Rhode Island. Not knowing what we would find, this time we met two kayakers. Each had his and her own kayak, one… Read More ›
Rhode Island
BOYS STILL PLAY, AT LEAST IN THE COUNTRY – Marilyn Armstrong
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how we used to go out to play. Without cell phones, with no communication with home. No one got worried or frantic because a kid went missing for a few hours and… Read More ›
Mill No. 4, 1911
All over the valley, they are remodeling old mills and turning them into office space, housing, places for crafts and shopping. This mill is in North Smithfield Rhode Island. It bears the name of Mill No. 4, 1911. I haven’t… Read More ›
1771 – The First Quaker Meeting House
Conveniently located at the corner of our street and that other road, just short of a mile from our front door, you can see the historic first Quaker Meetinghouse in Massachusetts, built in 1771. It’s right on the Rhode Island… Read More ›
Lost in Rhode Island
I used to commute from our house in Uxbridge, Massachusetts over 100 miles to Pfizer in Groton, Connecticut. In a desperate and hopeless attempt to find a shorter route, I experimented with various combinations of back roads. There was no… Read More ›
Following the Blackstone River
Despite hundred of years of industrial pollution, the Blackstone River Valley survives. A complex of rivers, tributaries, wetlands, forests, lakes and streams., the Blackstone River Watershed contains more than 30 dams in its 46-mile length. This does not include dams on tributaries and other… Read More ›
Mills of the Blackstone Valley
Not surprisingly, the Blackstone Valley is full of old mills. Some are very old, some relatively recent. Some of the oldest are the best preserved and a few have been fully renovated and put back to use as housing or… Read More ›
From Slaves to Spinning: Born On the Blackstone
America: Born Bankrupt America was born bankrupt. We won the revolution, but lost everything else. Our economy was dependent on Great Britain. We produced raw material, but Great Britain turned those materials into goods for the world’s markets. Not merely did we… Read More ›
AND THEN, IT STARTED TO RAIN
Yesterday was lovely, but I didn’t go out. Today, I made sure to get to the sunshine and down to the dam. I was going on the theory that have had two dry days, I could be sure expecting… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 