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Dragonflies cut through the bright blue sky, like tiny black helicopters, but without all the chopper noise.
These photos don’t represent the density of the dragonfly cloud. It lasted for most of the afternoon. And am so sorry the camera failed to record this fantastic summer moment.
Some call it architectural salvage, others call it trash.
But if you’re looking for the charming character of peeling paint, rusty metal or old glass, you’ll find potential gems at Treasures & Trash in their classic old Maine barn on Route One in Searsport.
You can’t manufacture the weathered patina on their recycled tin ceilings, real wooden shutters, old wooden mullioned windows, old tools, sinks, bathtubs, chairs, tables, kitchen utensils, toys, books, road signs, advertising signs, etc.
And you might even come across some rusty childhood memories.
Maine’s frugal people and Mother Nature have been working together for centuries to achieve this look.
And when berries are in season, if you’re lucky, you might find a delicious basket or two for sale at the front counter.
Treasures & Trash Barn, Antiques, porcelain fixtures, claw foot tubs, kitchen sinks, tools, books, bottles, collectibles, memorabilia, etc. Adding new items weekly.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm or by appointment.
156 East Main St – US Route 1, Cell: 207-323-2000, Phone: 207-548-2787
Maine is a safe harbor — we’re rated the second safest state, just behind New Hampshire, in a new study by CQ Press in Washington, DC. Here’s a link to their pdf with the rankings.
It’d be pretty boring to be the safest, so second place is perfect.
The ten safest are, in order, New Hampshire, Maine, North Dakota, Vermont, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Iowa, Idaho, Wisconsin.
The ten least safe are, starting at the bottom, Nevada, Louisiana, New Mexico, South Carolina, Arizona, Tennessee, Maryland, Alaska, Florida, Michigan.
California is 38, New York is, surprisingly, 19.
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Climbing the learning curve is always fun. Some odd things were happening to the blog in Firefox, so a couple of posts were deleted in the effort to figure it out. They may reappear in the future. Sorry about that.
This my first attempt at a blog. Am in the process of setting everything up and working out how it will all work. This post, I hope, will tell me how the posts will look.
Working on new blog for Maine Digs and new design for 2bnMaine.
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