8/17/25

As I am writing on Sunday night, light showers are watering my thirsty plants. It will help, but things are so dry that a steady, sustained rain is needed. At the moment I am attempting to encourage a pesky fly to flee out my open window, while trying to keep other bugs from entering my office. I am not hearing that incessant buzzing, but I do see that a mosquito has made an appearance….

Our two amazing summer camps, Bethany Birches and Farm and Wilderness have finished for the season and youngsters are gearing up for the start of school. Or perhaps it is the parents who are looking forward to it! None-the-less, there is still time to enjoy swimming, boating and picnicking at Camp Plymouth State Park.

The Friends of Fletcher Memorial Library had a very successful book sale. Thanks for the many wonderful donations of good reading material and the hard work of the many volunteers! Check out the FLM website to learn more about Blackstone Unlimited for free access to audiobooks. You may find this program even more accessible than Libby!

I understand that congratulations are in order for Josh Linton’s official appointment and commission as Justice of the Peace for the town of Plymouth effective on 7/21 through 1/31/27.

I have previously mentioned some of the events taking place at the Coolidge Homestead over the Labor Day weekend. I did not, however, talk about the annual Shakespeare Alive! A Bard-Based Variety Show taking place at the Union Christian Church on 8/30 at noon. Some of us attend every year to enjoy this free Stand Up Shakespeare performance (donations appreciated). This talented group presents delightful Elizabethan verse, music, parody, and witty prose!