Author Archives: Ray Boas

“AS IT WAS… AND STILL IS…” WALPOLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE”

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Ray Boas

A pictorial tour through Walpole with 300 historic images. Look for the full-color, 11 inch by 8 1/2 inch, 128 page book by Ray Boas during Walpole’s Old Home Days this June. Available at $20 a copy  (shipping $4 per … Continue reading →

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EENY, MEENY, MINY, MOE — 24 April 2014

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Ray Boas

“I want to go, I want to go!!!”  “Please me,  please me,” each of my ladies said in unison.  “It is my turn, my turn to feel the wind in my face and get tears in my headlights.” And, they … Continue reading →

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FIVE HOUR BREAK and 86 BLUE BELLE MILES – 12 APRIL 2014

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Ray Boas

I have been writing all week — pushing to finish all illustration captions for my book going to press the end of the month.  Now, if I am not to be found on a break at the Red Lion Inn … Continue reading →

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A THIRTY MILE TOUR — LADY RAB’S INAUGURAL RUN – 6 APRIL 2014

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Ray Boas

Whenever I am writing, I often need a break to clear my mind and think. And, today I am writing captions for my forthcoming book.  I needed to clear my mind on this and other things.  LADY RAB jumped to … Continue reading →

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A SUGARING WE WILL GO — 2 April 2014

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Ray Boas

Last summer when Gretchen and Herb graciously toured me through Gretchen’s ancestral lands in  Alstead and Acworth, New Hampshire Herb said to me, “I will have to show you the activity during “Sugar Season.”  He has constructed and maintains all … Continue reading →

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AWAKE FROM HER SLUMBER – AND HOME – 25 March 2014

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Ray Boas

Guess who came home today for the first time? LADY RAB Purchased way back on 4 December 2013, and delivered on Friday 6 December, but sadly about a mile away and sitting in friend’s barn for the past 109 days. … Continue reading →

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TAKE ONE GUESS – (Hint – STOCKBRIDGE) – 5-6 February 2014

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Ray Boas

AN UNEQUALED UPDATE Friday, February 7th —  Ever wonder how I come up with some of my exploration ideas?  MAPS, good old fashion maps have lots of hidden ideas on them.  Well, I will admit that when traveling I search … Continue reading →

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End of the Year and John Singer Sargent – 27 December 2013

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Ray Boas

As the year begins to wind down I hope you take the time to reflect back at all the wonderful things that have happened in your life the past year, and remember to thank Him for your blessings.  One of … Continue reading →

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PLYMOUTH NOTCH, VERMONT 15 DECEMBER 2013

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Ray Boas

You by now know that I cannot get enough of the birthplace and home of our 30th President, Calvin Coolidge. I have visited this Vermont Historic Site six times in 2013, and each visit has been totally different.  Both BLACK … Continue reading →

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ANNOUNCING THE ARRIVAL OF [name to be determined] — 4 December 2013

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Ray Boas

Scroll all the way down for the 6 December arrival pictures. BLACK BEAUTY and BLUE BELLE are pleased to announce their adoption today of a new young Lady to be their stablemate — a 1931 Model A Ford Tudor Sedan.  … Continue reading →

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