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Powerless in Amesbury

By: Pamela Leavey On: February 26, 2010 at 8:05 pm

I posted here last night that we were in the midst of a wild storm with driving rain and howling winds. Soon after I lost power. We’re in hour 21 now of the outage and I have heard through the town rumor mills that it could be Monday before power is restored in some of the many places that have power outages in the area.

I’m hanging out in Starbucks in downtown Newburyport right now with my laptop and a cup of Pike’s. Power is on in most of downtown Newburyport and downtown Amesbury. My house is right off downtown Amesbury, but we’re not among the lucky ones.

The temperature in the house was 54 when I left a couple of hours ago. Thank goodness it is not bitter cold out. The stove works (gas) and we still have hot water. I’m grateful for that.

I went out with the camera today but did not get far with taking photos of the downed trees that were in big part a cause of the power outages. I’ll be out tomorrow and will be post some photos… Not much to do with out power but hang out in Starbucks and partake of the WiFi.

UPDATE: I got home from Starbucks and my power was on… Thank goodness. Lot’s of folks I know are still in the dark.

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Dark Evening Sky

By: Pamela Leavey On: August 22, 2009 at 11:25 pm

I thought I might find more color in the evening sky tonight when I took my walk at Newburyport’s Waterfront Park. No such luck. It was more like a winter sky:

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I’m not sure if Hurricane Bill’s presence off the coast of Massachusetts attributed to the winter sky effect this evening or not… Continue Reading… »

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At The Waterfront Park

By: Pamela Leavey On: August 14, 2009 at 10:50 pm

A view of the old Firehouse from Newburyport’s Waterfront Park:

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A Glorious Day on The Merrimack River

By: Pamela Leavey On: August 10, 2009 at 11:47 pm

I could sit all day at the Waterfront Park in Newburyport and take photos of the boats on the river:
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Of course the Summer will wind down into Fall in before I know it and most of the boats will be put into dry dock.

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A Welcome Addition to Downtown Amesbury

By: Pamela Leavey On: August 8, 2009 at 12:06 am

I moved home to Massachusetts two months ago and have been enjoying settling in and reminiscing with old friends while balancing my business, a part time job and my 3 blogs. Whew… my plate is way too full.

I’m living in Amesbury, the next town over from my hometown, Newburyport. I love Amesbury. It’s a beautiful little city with lot’s of great countryside and the Merrimack River which ambles along towards its final destination, the Atlantic Ocean.

Okay… enough rambling. I read in the local newspaper tonight, that there’s a new bookstore that just opened in downtown Amesbury. I love a good bookstore. I can’t wait to check it out.

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A Perfect Day

By: Pamela Leavey On: July 27, 2009 at 12:49 am

I love to walk at the Waterfront Park in Newburyport. We’ve had a lot of rain this summer, but on the good days, it seems so perfect to watch the boats in the river:
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