[LincolnTalk] Fragrant Heirloom Roses for New England

[Katherine Walker]

We recently visited Old Sheep Meadows Nursery in Alfred Maine — what a find!

The owner, Raymond Graber has been growing and adapting heirloom roses for the 
New England climate for 60 years (he’s now 88) using organic methods.

It’s worth a short detour off the Wells exit on the Maine Turnpike to see his 
gardens and to meet Raymond.  He’s a treasure.l

Visit his website https://oldsheepmeadowsnursery.com/  for more information.

Katy Walker

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[LincolnTalk] Volunteers needed forJFS settlement of Guatemalan refugee family

[Katherine Walker]

Are you part of a school, church or other community group looking for a 
meaningful service project this year?  Here’s a great opportunity to help a 
legal refugee family in need in 2024!

A friend who works with Jewish Family Services of Metro West (JFSMW) asked if I 
could broadcast their needs for volunteers.  Among their many activities, JFSMW 
helps put refugee families in MA on a path to self-sufficiency with housing, 
connection to schools and medical care and employment services.  You can read 
more about JFS’s resettlement program here:  
https://jfsmw.org/immigrant/resettlement/.  They will work with any volunteers 
so you wouldn’t be on your own.

They are welcoming a family of 4 from Guatemala on January 18th who have work 
authorization.   They have urgent need for:

1.   A small group of people to coordinate and collect furniture donations 
and help set up the apartment prior to their arrival (most likely an apartment 
in downtown Framingham).  They would help coordinate and lead the group.

2.   A small group of people to work together to provide direct volunteer 
support to the family after they arrive (help with accessing healthcare, 
education, employment and making community connections).  Mostly support 
navigating systems, getting to know the community etc.  Some direct help with 
things like ESL tutoring if applicable and employment networking if applicable.

3.   Individual volunteers to do some of the above (if we can’t get a group)

4.   And of course, financial support always welcome, especially to help 
subsidize rents as the family gets on their feet.  They have some $ and could 
set up a match if a group wanted to do a collection.

More families are also on the way from Algeria, Nicaragua, Syria and more…so if 
the timing doesn’t work now please get in touch.

If interested in any of these tasks please contact:

Lucia Panichella, LCSW
Senior Director, Programs and Partnerships
JFS of Metrowest
475 Franklin Street, Suite 101
Framingham, MA 01702
508-875-3100 x160   Fax- 508-875-4373
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[LincolnTalk] 12-3 First Parish Xmas fair! Santa at 1 PM

[Katherine Walker]

Something for everyone:

Wreaths
Children’s shopping room 
Fishing Tree for gifts
Baked Goods
Jewelry
Treasures
Crafts


Katy

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[LincolnTalk] Seeking XL Wire Dog Crate

[Katherine Walker]

My daughter is looking for an XL crate, dimensions roughly 30 x 48 x 32 (h).

Anyone have one they would like to get rid of?

Thanks.

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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center- size considerations

[Katherine Walker]

Well said, Lis!  Thank-you!

Katy and Tom Walker


On Sep 26, 2023, at 7:04 PM, Lis Herbert  wrote:


I'm sorry, but the hair-splitting -- 13,000 vs. 11,400 sq. ft. -- so clouds the 
discussion that it becomes meaningless, especially when there is a suggestion 
to make up that 1,600 sq. ft. with other spaces in town. Aren't there 
administrative costs -- time and staffing -- associated with that way of 
thinking? What is gained by slimming things down by less than 10%?

I've read through these threads, and the numbers -- oh my god the numbers. When 
I listened to a podcast this week from the London Review of Books related to 
this piece (which I urge you to 
read) all 
I could think of was the Community Center, and the discussions that go round 
and round about the usage, the square footage, the justification (or not) for 
those numbers, the need to survey further, the need to start again, etc. To 
quote Mr. Lanchester:

Discussions that were once about values and beliefs – about what a society 
wants to see when it looks at itself in the mirror – have increasingly turned 
to arguments about numbers, data, statistics.

And:

As the House of Commons Treasury Committee said dryly in a 2016 report on the 
economic debate about EU membership, ‘many of these claims sound factual 
because they use numbers.’

The idea that numbers convey credibility is nonsense. We are meant to believe 
that some people possess some level of numeracy that the rest of us can't, and 
that only they pay keen attention to stats and figures. And yet these same 
people really just don't want to see anything built, at all: some of them voted 
against the trimmed down, tiered budgets at the vote last winter, after loudly 
proclaiming by email (spewing numbers everywhere) that what we need are trimmed 
down, tiered budgets to choose from. This is not arguing in good faith, this is 
muddying the waters so people feel like they can't agree to anything.

Outside Donelan's last weekend I heard a woman tell CCBC volunteers "I only 
know we're going to be screwed". Really? How can anybody feel good about 
convincing people (or trying to convince people) of things that simply aren't 
true? And should a decades-long initiative be scuttled because the numbers are 
off a little bit, because a few years have gone by and things have changed, or 
population has shifted, or or or?? What happens when you survey people again, 
and the slow churn of committees and bureaucracy means that new number is 
outdated? (Hint: that's the point of the exercise.)

And has anybody bothered to ask how many people don't take advantage of these 
programs -- all of them -- because the facilities aren't up to par, accessible, 
pleasant, etc.? That is a number worth talking about.

Lis




On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 8:28 AM Lynne Smith 
mailto:ly...@smith.net>> wrote:
Dennis,

Thank you for your thoughtful discussion of the Community Center size.  I agree 
that the CCBC has not responded to the questions that many have been asking 
regarding space needs for existing programs.

The 13,000 sq ft space not including LEAP or Maintenance is clearly too much.  
In fact, I think the 11,400 sq ft proposed as a minimum by ICON is still too 
much. We could easily accommodate most programs with 10,000 sq ft on the 
Hartwell Campus, supplemented by use of space at Pierce House, Bemis Hall, 
First Parish Stone Church, and/or St Anne’s Church.

CCBC maintains that a single building offers many casual encounters: people 
coming for one activity run into people coming for another.  This may be true 
but I do not think it is justification for abandoning activities in the other 
lovely buildings with convenient parking that Lincoln uniquely offers.  I also 
agree that there is no reason a staff person has to be at off-site activities 
if the designated teacher or a COA volunteer will be present.

Lincoln needs to 'do something’ about the state of the COA/HS facility  but if 
the ‘something’ is too costly, I fear the Town will vote it down.  I still hope 
to see a really good option for the cost of $12.5 million. That amount probably 
cannot include LEAP so other funding must be ‘found’ for this school-related 
activity.



Lynne Smith
5 Tabor Hill Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
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On Sep 25, 2023, at 7:30 PM, Dennis Picker 
mailto:dennis.pick...@gmail.com>> wrote:

The amount of finished interior space is a major driver of the cost of the 
proposed community center.  There are some who believe that even the bloated 
2018 proposal is not large enough. That design included yet another lecture 
hall (Bemis, the Learning Commons and the Brooks auditorium are not enough for 
a town of this size?),  a sound recording studio, an appliance fix-it shop, and 
facilities for cooking classes.

In May, 2023, ICON architects presented the CCBC with a trimmed down space 
proposal of 

Re: [LincolnTalk] seeking mouse exterminator

[Katherine Walker]

Karen -  thanks for compiling these options.  Please talk to your exterminator 
about methods that do not involve poisons as the poisoned mice can then poison 
predators  up the food chain - hawks, owls, maybe even your cat!

Katy Walker

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On Jul 14, 2023, at 7:34 PM, Karen Seo  wrote:

 Thank you to all who replied -- Mice are clearly a common problem in 
Lincoln.  Here's a summary of the recommendations so far. I would note that it 
is a bigger problem to find someone who has time to help than it is to find 
someone who does a good job.  Will let you know the outcome.

  *   Waltham Chemical  
978-771-9767
  *   Colonial Pest   
1-800-525-8084
  *   Bionomic Pest Solutions -- Justin Hedlund401-261-7240
  *   Proof Pest
617-855-9700
  *   Aardvark Pest Control -- Karla Tomlinson 617-323-8638
  *   Gary's Wildlife
508-946-0060
  *   Concord Carlisle Pest Control -- Matt Carr978-866-0552
  *   Terminix -- Chris 
855-847-0270
  *   GreenHow
617-964-4733

Thanks again!

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[LincolnTalk] TODAY!!! - First Parish Treasures Sale 9-12, 14 Bedford Road

[Katherine Walker]

The Parish hall of the Stone Church, across from Bemis,  is full of treasures:


  *   artwork
  *   antiques
  *   Children’s toys
  *   china, pottery, cooking and baking supplies, utensils
  *   Crockpots, blenders
  *   collectibles of all kinds
  *   furniture
  *   games, puzzles
  *   glassware
  *   electronics, cameras,
  *   Easter supplies
  *   Jewelry
  *   Lamps and lamp shades
  *   Linens, matching table cloths and napkins, handy totes
  *   Sporting goods — including croquet and horseshoe sets
  *   Vases, flower pots

Overflow parking on Old Lexington Road.

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[LincolnTalk] First Parish Treasures Sale - Saturday April 8 -9-12

[Katherine Walker]

The Parish hall of the Stone Church, 14 Bedford Road,  is full of treasures:


  *   artwork
  *   antiques
  *   Children’s toys
  *   china, pottery, cooking and baking supplies, utensils
  *   Crockpots, blenders
  *   collectibles of all kinds
  *   furniture
  *   games, puzzles
  *   glassware
  *   electronics, cameras,
  *   Easter supplies
  *   Jewelry
  *   Lamps and lamp shades
  *   Linens, matching table cloths and napkins, handy totes
  *   Sporting goods — including croquet and horseshoe sets
  *   Vases, flower pots

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[LincolnTalk] Seeking in house dog sitter

[Katherine Walker]

Our daughter who lives locally is looking for someone to take care of their dog 
and would prefer someone who could live in/work from home.

Please let me know if you can suggest someone reliable and trustworthy!

thanks,

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[LincolnTalk] Lost Subaru keys on Flint's Field

[Katherine Walker]

Hi -

My daughter dropped her car keys while walking her dog around Flint’s field and 
the upper part of the wheeler fields Sunday afternoon. The key chain has a 
colorful enamel image of a woman on a scooter.  If you happened to pick it up, 
please contact me. If you’re headed out tomorrow, please keep an eye out incase 
it manages to peek out of the snow.

Thanks!

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[LincolnTalk] Knitting Group at the library - Wednesdays @ 7PM Open to all!

[Katherine Walker]

Whether you’re a beginner, an expert, or like me, picking up a project from 35 
years ago ( before kids), you are welcome to join a congenial group at the 
library. Come every week or once a month as it suits your schedule.  Share your 
recent favorite books.

7 - 8:30 PM upstairs.

Katy Walker

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[LincolnTalk] FREE Winter tires - Continental "Extreme winter contact" 215/55 R16

[Katherine Walker]

We had these on our Audi A4 for winter only the last several years and are in 
good shape.  No rims.  Were great in snow and icy conditions.

Contact me by phone or email soon!

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[LincolnTalk] Wayland is hiring a Sustainability manager!

[Katherine Walker]

If you’re looking for work like this  or know someone who is, here is the link  
https://www.wayland.ma.us/human-resources/pages/job-opportunities


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[LincolnTalk] Need chainsaw/pruning help? George Quintal

[Katherine Walker]

I wanted to second the recommendation for George Quintal for small chainsawing 
and pruning help.  He helped me thin my lilacs, trim a dogwood, take out 
several small (4-6 in diameter) weedy trees, cut them up into log lengths — all 
work that would have taken me hours.  He is careful and efficient and would 
appreciate the work.

Text or call him  207-807-5523.

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[LincolnTalk] Free: Gold Home Gym, Competitor Series

[Katherine Walker]

We got this from some friends who moved out of town, assembled it in our 
basement and have not used it.

Will need to be disassembled some to move and will need some cleanup but 
otherwise is operational.

First come first serve. Email you interest and we can arrange for you to see it 
first if you like.

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[LincolnTalk] For Sale: Brand new Tesla Wall Connector

[Katherine Walker]

Due to a change in EV plans, we are looking to sell this current version, 
purchased in October, never removed from box. $500 or best reasonable offer.

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[LincolnTalk] LAST HOUR First Parish Christmas Fair 12-1

[Katherine Walker]

*Handmade American Girl Doll quilts, handmade mittens from recycled sweaters
* incredible selection of Christmas decor
* many attic treasures
* Beautiful Lincoln quilter’s quilt raffle!

Reduce your Xmas footprint.  Buy local, recycle, reuse!!



Katy

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[LincolnTalk] Locksmith recommendations

[Katherine Walker]

Hi all - thanks for the many recommendations on good locksmiths.  Here’s what I 
heard:

Top pick - Sherman Lock and Safe 673 Moody St Waltham Massachusetts 02453
 Bedford Lock and Key https://bedfordlockandkey.com/contact/
 Michael Crowley Carlmont lock (617) 492-8837
 Patriot Lock- Acton 978-263-0660
 From Scott at Vanderhoof Hardware – Bill Perry 617-312-3709

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[LincolnTalk] Seeking Locksmith recommendations

[Katherine Walker]

Anyone have a good locksmith they like?

Email me separately. I’ll compile a list to share with LT.

thanks!

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[LincolnTalk] Looking for patio installer/landscaper

[Katherine Walker]

Hello again, LT!

I know over the last year or so, I’ve seen recommendations for patio 
installers, but without the search function, I cannot find them.   So once 
more, I’ll turn to the helpful experience of our community.

The project is a small patio, ~ 8 x 10 with stone choice TBD.

Thank you!

Katy


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[LincolnTalk] Seeking experienced babysitter for week of Aug 23-27

[Katherine Walker]

My daughter and husband in West Concord need a babysitter to come into their 
home to care for the 2+ old daughter since their nursery school is on break.  
They’re staying at our Lincoln home while work is being done on their home

If you could recommend someone who might fit the bill, please let me know!

Thank-you!!


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[LincolnTalk] Advice on modest kitchen cabinets and design

[Katherine Walker]

Our daughter is facing replacement of her kitchen cabinets due to water damage.

Does anyone have some good advice on kitchen contractors and reasonable sources 
for good quality (pref. wood, not composite) cabinets.  Need not be custom.

Many thanks!


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