Category Archives: Miscellaneous Musings

2020 – NOT WHAT WE PLANNED ON – AN UPDATE

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Ray Boas

Hi there. I last said “hi” to you 19 January 2020, when I gave you a New Year’s update on my lack of travels. Remember in 2018 I was slowing down? So I bought a new right hip in December … Continue reading →

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MERRY CHRISTMAS from “44” – 24 DECEMBER 2019

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Ray Boas

Just about perfect – 29 December 2016 the next year, 2017, I was at David’s, and last year, three weeks following hip surgery I watched the Live Nativity on the Common from my front window. This evening, 24 December, I … Continue reading →

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OKEMO VALLEY INNDULGENCE TOUR 2019 – 8 DECEMBER 2019

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Ray Boas

It is that time of year, and there are so many wonderful things to do. On the 7th I could have gone to the Grafton, Vermont village open house, Christmas with Calvin Coolidge in Plymouth Notch, or celebrated in Weston. … Continue reading →

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134 FLICKERING FLAMES – A TWO YEAR REDUX – 3 DECEMBER 2019

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Ray Boas

This “Hopeless Romantic” is here to give you an update. I enjoy re-reading my over 300 tales of adventures – it is the memories. One of my favorites, that I posted exactly two years ago, is FLICKERING FLAMES OF A … Continue reading →

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CANDLES IN THE WINDOW – THE HISTORY BEHIND

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Ray Boas

I share a tidbit of history each month in THE WALPOLE CLARION in my “column,” DID YOU KNOW THAT…?  In the December 2019 issue I explored the background behind placing candles in windows. As the season approaches, you may want … Continue reading →

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AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING Louisa May Alcott – 1882

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Ray Boas

AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING Louisa May Alcott – 1882 Louisa May Alcott lived with her family in Walpole, NH, from 1855 to 1857. In WALPOLE’S LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, a booklet I published in 2016, I documented their time in Walpole. Many … Continue reading →

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NO WINTER MAINTENANCE and LEAVES – 9 and 13 OCTOBER 2019

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Ray Boas

You know THIS IS THE WEEK for leaf peeping – and I had to do it and share. Two great days out, and some views for you to hopefully savor. The colors this year are wonderful – as I recall, … Continue reading →

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6 HOUR ROUND TRIP – 57 YEARS IN THE MAKING

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Ray Boas

Actually, this post could have several appropriate titles – so here as sub-titles: PINCH ME – END OF A DREAM WELCOME HOME BELZEBUTH II // LADY RAB II THERE’S A “NEW” CAR IN TOWN Remember, I write for myself, and … Continue reading →

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SUCCESSFUL DAY – 19 MARCH 2019 – ADOPTION COMPLETE

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Ray Boas

Did you read my last post – GENESIS OF A SHUNPIKER from March 12 (an important day)? If you missed it, click on the link above. But a quest was on. On March 9, before I completed that post, I posted … Continue reading →

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GENESIS OF A “SHUNPIKER” – BEGINNING IN 1962 and EARLIER

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Ray Boas

My Shunpiking is nothing new. It goes back more decades than I would like you to know I have been alive. My Dad loved, collected, bought, restored, and sold antique cars as a hobby. I would travel with him to … Continue reading →

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