Category Archives: gardens

Damn Inconvenient & Damn Confusing Too!

Posted on January 17, 2016 by indyjerry77

I’m talking about the Colby Farm Property that lies at the intersection of Crow Lane and Low Street.    I was thinking ‘darn inconvenient’ but let’s face it – it doesn’t have the force of frustration that ‘damn’ relays.        It’s been … Continue reading →

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Why all that wasted time and energy!?!

Posted on March 27, 2015 by indyjerry77

The way it has worked for decades in Newburyport, City Hall employees get to take time out from their jobs to attend seminars and workgroups.       They get a tasty lunch, paperwork on how things are done properly per the regulations in Massachusetts; … Continue reading →

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Stop the Shabbiness!

Posted on June 10, 2014 by indyjerry77

In the tourist industry as in any commercial venture; you’ve got competition – and it can get pretty intense.       To compete, you’ve got to have a great allure, but you’ve also dedicate to marketing and promoting.       And then,when you’ve finally … Continue reading →

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Too much going on!

Posted on June 4, 2014 by indyjerry77

I took a look at this coming weekend and just started sweating! There is just much too happening!   First off, we’ve got the hot happenings at the Custom House honoring the courageous events 70 years ago that occurred on D-Day.   We’ve got 17th … Continue reading →

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Pluck those weeds!

Posted on July 16, 2013 by indyjerry77

Newburyport is being buried right now by a profusion of green.    Thanks to the extremely wet spring and early summer, all plants are going wild.    Unfortunately, i is making our downtown look terrible, it is giving us a shabby look … Continue reading →

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What a Treat!

Posted on July 10, 2013 by indyjerry77

There is so much of Newburyport that is out of reach of the average visitor.       Behind the walls of so many of our historic homes, there are rooms that to see them would result in a gasp of amazement.       Behind … Continue reading →

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Sucking the Oxygen out of the 4th

Posted on July 3, 2013 by indyjerry77

Have you ever wondered why a city who’s very institutions and people factored so heavily in our nation’s independence is basically silent on the 4th?     There is just one word that explains it all. Amesbury Now normally, this sister city … Continue reading →

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Still An Opportunity!

Posted on May 11, 2013 by indyjerry77

Apparently five plus seats have opened up for tomorrow’s ‘very elegant Mother’s Day’ Big Event! Don’t be afraid that you are gate crashing!        You’ll kick yourself for missing out on this event just because you’re timid.       Just go at 11:00 … Continue reading →

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So how many are there?

Posted on May 4, 2013 by indyjerry77

If the plans go well, we should start to see the granite Clipper Heritage Trail markers being installed into the sidewalks in front of our more notable historic sites. The plan is for our hard-pressed DPS to start putting them … Continue reading →

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The First Diaspora

Posted on April 16, 2013 by indyjerry77

When Israel was conquered by the Assyrians; as a matter of policy, the Ninevites would take the native peoples and transplant them to another part of the empire.       It was a very effective pacification solution and destroyed the urge to … Continue reading →

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