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Bookends plus 1
Julie got this one early on Monday morning. It seems the Light is doing what we want it to do. I got this one at the end of the day as the supermoon made its appearance. Lots of guests doing this very thing that night but I had the advantage of the tower. Your plus…
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Recalled to Life
Hoopla and cake and then I threw a switch. You can see the whole of the ceremony here. Scituate Light is back on. If you are fussy about time and need precision; I can tell you it was around 7:30 on August 7, 2024 that it was relit. From here on in, it clicks on…
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August
The story of the last two weeks is one long game of Wack-a-Mole. The moles are weeds. I have hit every corner of every garden at least once. Go Green (where Scituate residents can freely dispose of yard materials) is on my every day list. The good news is that I get a ton of…
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The Numbers are Wild
We begin today by stating the obvious. The number of visitors is growing day to day. As I write it is midafternoon on a Sunday. The parking lot is 2/3rds full and families have been walking around the Point and around the Light since 5:00 am. Smithsonian Magazine named Scituate one of its best small…
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One Picture Post
Work began again last Monday and continued through Friday. Grout is being injected into the top of the Tower to harden and secure the top against weather. An architect told Julie the tower would be significantly stronger and would not need another look for 100 years. The current date for completion of the work is…
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Throw and Catch
An unusually high tide hit earlier in the week and made a big mess all around the point. This was the red sky in the morning from the famous adage. Later on there would be a loud wind and rain with a damaging tide that filled up the road for hours. Both roads were inaccessible…