Re: [LincolnTalk] Mice

Gary of Gary’s Wildlife will seal your house, then set traps to catch mice inside, come back one or two more times to do the same, and guarantees his work for a year. No poison — which alongside killing other wildlife means dead mice in your house that you can’t find as you would a trap, so you hav

Re: [LincolnTalk] Free Shelving

Gone in a flash! Thank you! Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 16, 2025, at 4:02 PM, Lis Herbert wrote: > > Out front at The Old Town Hall — two wooden free-standing shelving units > with 12 shelves between them. > > > > Sent from my iPhone -- The LincolnTalk mailing

[LincolnTalk] Vintage Mercury Glass Garlands

Hi LT, This is maybe an obscure thing to hope might be squirreled away and unused at your house, but if you have any mercury glass garlands to sell I’d love to see photos, please. A very long multi-colored garland arrived this week and I wish I’d bought more — I want them everywhere! (And especi

[LincolnTalk] This week at The Exchange: Wreaths & Lincoln Gifts

Hi LT, The Exchange is stocked with Lincoln books, pottery, cards, and more -- stop by to see what's new. At the store, the last of special holiday gifts are arriving this week, and by the weekend the little tree will be lit and full of ornaments. There are so many beautiful, well-made things for

[LincolnTalk] Shop Small Today! Open 11-6 at The Old Town Hall

Hi LT! Lincoln's smallest of small new shops is open today at The Old Town Hall from 11-6: please stop by The Little General to see for yourself, as overheard from behind the counter, "a whole new store, totally transformed", where "everything is so beautiful", and "I want it all". Also, bonus, "th

[LincolnTalk] A peek at the store

Hi LT, Until the website is (finally!) done, here's a peek at what's in the store: https://www.littlegeneral.co Scroll to the bottom of the page to sign up for the newsletter -- the first will go out this week. Stop by when you can (Tuesday to Saturday, 11-6), hope to see you! Lis -- The LincolnTa

[LincolnTalk] New Lincoln Books at The Exchange

Hi LT! The Lincoln Historical Society has dropped off some old favorites -- including *The View from Lincoln Hill* by Paul Brooks, which we haven't had in stock for a while. They've also made up some fabulous laminated placemats featuring a beautiful hand-drawn map of Lincoln by Kerry Glass and Eli

[LincolnTalk] Lincoln and 01773 pillows for sale

Hi LT, The Old Town Hall Exchange has some Lincoln pillows left in inventory: white linen rectangular pillows with "01773" appliqued in blue, and long blue hooked wool pillows with "Lincoln" spelled out in white. To purchase and pick up at the store (Wed-Sat, 11-6), use these links: Lincoln ($45):

[LincolnTalk] Amazing theater, right next door

Hi LT, Weston Drama Workshop is new to us (thank you thank you, GB) and seeing the opening performance of Alice by Heart today, in which my son is in the ensemble, feels a little bit like finding out that an amazing restaurant or some similar thing has been next door this whole time (for 62 years!)

[LincolnTalk] Tickets for Weston Drama Workshop Summer Shows

Hi LT, Tickets are available now for each of Weston Drama Workshop's six shows at Regis College in Weston from July 13 to 27, and they are all worth seeing! There is limited seating for Six and for the two black box theater productions: E

Re: [LincolnTalk] Needed Baltic Birch Scrap

I'm all set -- thank you LincolnTalk! On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 7:10 AM Lis Herbert wrote: > Hi LT, > Looking for a scrap of 3/4” Baltic Birch plywood measuring 9x32.5” at a > minimum. Even better two scraps or a piece large enough to yield two, but > one will do for now. &

[LincolnTalk] Needed Baltic Birch Scrap

Hi LT, Looking for a scrap of 3/4” Baltic Birch plywood measuring 9x32.5” at a minimum. Even better two scraps or a piece large enough to yield two, but one will do for now. Thank you, Lis Sent from my iPhone -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Brow

[LincolnTalk] FS 1 Gallon Bona NaturalSeal Floor Finish

For sale a one gallon jug of Bona NaturalSeal, a water-based floor finish with a bit of white pigment, so that the finished wood looks untreated. Opened to test with a tiny amount, but otherwise a full gallon. $50. https://www.bona.com/en-us/products/professional/coatings/waterborne-sealers/bona-n

[LincolnTalk] Piano Removal

Hi LT, If you have had trouble finding a taker for an old upright piano, and managed to remove it somehow, I’d love to hear how you went about it. Thank you, Lis Sent from my iPhone -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at https://pa

[LincolnTalk] Lincoln Artist Directory

Is there such a thing? I am especially interested in plein air painters who might live in town. Thank you, Lis Sent from my iPhone -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change y

Re: [LincolnTalk] Primer on units in Options C and E

57! For once, a number that matters. Thank you, Louis.Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 1, 2023, at 8:54 PM, Louis Zipes wrote:Hi Greg,I'm glad you highlighted the subjective nature of your figures. Therefore, as a Supporter of Proposal C in that spirit I'm going to try and summarize your scenario under

Re: [LincolnTalk] Voting on incomplete options

Yes — total nonsense.Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 1, 2023, at 7:18 PM, DJCP wrote:What you're saying isn't even internally consistent. How does the Planning board keep decisions to itself AND put things up to vote at town meeting? On Fri, Dec 1, 2023, 6:03 PM Karla Gravis wro

Re: [LincolnTalk] question

One obvious solution that seems like it should be manageable for tomorrow at least would be to allow people to cast their paper ballots as soon as they have checked in and filled them out. I know what I’m voting for, and since those paper ballots aren’t going to be modified during the discussion pe

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln Residents for Housing Alternatives and HCA Choices

“Presented” is pretty generous. On the one hand the E option was covered in about 10 minutes, with confused details, few specifics, offers of things like “none of this will actually be built” and “we can add that parcel in if needed”, as if it’s some throwaway, and half of the presentation came fro

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing Choice FAQs

A bit shorter than the NBER paper is this article that explains how the natural balance of supply and demand in the housing market can be easily muddied by outside forces, specifically

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln and the Housing Choice Act: What Lies Ahead

Respectfully, it doesn't take a video or screencast to understand that E results in virtually no housing at all. And so if the goal is to present an option that results in meaningful housing near usable public transportation, any option that excludes the mall, or dumps much of the zoning changes ne

Re: [LincolnTalk] Mass. Investment in Communities that Build Around Commuter Rail Stations

It would likewise be much more transparent for proponents of E to identify themselves and their respective properties within the boundaries that have been drawn on Lewis Street, which appear to comprise just a handful of lots. Sent from my iPhoneOn Nov 22, 2023, at 6:32 PM, ٍSarah Postlethwait wro

Re: [LincolnTalk] Mass. Investment in Communities that Build Around Commuter Rail Stations

decades for improvements, frequency of service and reliability to occur. The waiting continues.VicOn Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 6:09 PM Lis Herbert <lisherb...@gmail.com> wrote:Nowhere does it say that the train has to stop in Lincoln. We might not have a sense for how the state plans to approach th

Re: [LincolnTalk] Mass. Investment in Communities that Build Around Commuter Rail Stations

Nowhere does it say that the train has to stop in Lincoln. We might not have a sense for how the state plans to approach the MBTA shortfalls, but I think it's a certainty that unless Lincoln demonstrates a commitment to meaningful density around the station, we can bet against improvements in servi

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing Choice Act and Exclusionary Zoning Report-the HAC will make us even more exclusive.

This process has been discussed and surveyed for so long that it is hard to believe anybody really thinks it’s been rushed. And the reason the proposed zoning is concentrated at Lincoln Station is because that is what the long process resulted in — most people (still) think this is right for any nu

Re: [LincolnTalk] From Arlington Talk

There is so much to say on this topic but the best advice I heard a few years ago was, when cutting back perennials and other stems in the fall, to cut them at approximately 6” lengths and let the stems collect in a pile above the roots for overwintering bugs etc. This was from the gardener in c

Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center- size considerations

.On Sep 27, 2023, at 6:34 PM, Lis Herbert <lisherb...@gmail.com> wrote:I don’t believe for a second that numbers don’t matter — far from it. But I have no doubt that there is a vocal minority of people who seem to believe that by throwing numbers around — only the numbers they have seized u

Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center- size considerations

aspirations about “values and beliefs", without a close look at the relevant facts -- including the relevant numbers -- is so mind boggling that words fail me.Message: 24Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:04:53 -0400From: Lis Herbert <lisherb...@gmail.com>To: Lynne Smith <ly...@smith.net>

Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center- size considerations

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 o

Re: [LincolnTalk] Back by Popular Demand!

Hi LT, I feel it is important to respond to the mischaracterization of Stacy Osur’s long stewardship of *both* the Old Town Hall and the Exchange and set the record straight. For more than 20 years, more than any other single person in Lincoln — and certainly hour for hour, more than many people c

Re: [LincolnTalk] Old Car Seats: What to do with them?

months. Thanks everybody, Lis On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 5:53 PM Lis Herbert wrote: > Hi LT, > We have started a big cleanout and have 3 Maxi-Cosi car seats -- 2 > toddler/front-facing and 1 infant -- that we would like to get rid of > somehow. They are 10+ years old, so I think they&

[LincolnTalk] Old Car Seats: What to do with them?

Hi LT, We have started a big cleanout and have 3 Maxi-Cosi car seats -- 2 toddler/front-facing and 1 infant -- that we would like to get rid of somehow. They are 10+ years old, so I think they're unusable from a safety perspective, but they're also pretty gross. Should we just toss them in the bin

Re: [LincolnTalk] Photo sorting/album making help sought

Hi Rosemary, Artifact Uprising makes beautiful custom albums at a range of price points, and they have an easy to use drag and drop tool on their website to customize layouts and rearrange/reorder pages. Turnaround is quick too. https://www.artifactuprising.com/ Lis Sent from my iPhone > On Jun

Re: [LincolnTalk] MBTA Vision

I agree. I'd like to push back on the idea that you can't live in Lincoln without a car. We moved here in June 2016 with two young kids, and I didn't know how to drive. I got them around town using a bike trailer -- to camps, to school, to playdates, etc. It wasn't ideal, and I would have much pre

Re: [LincolnTalk] INF: My Turn: CCBC has tight timeline for public input

Thank you, Lynne. Has the CCBC explained why Maryann Thompson is no longer the project architect? I'm sorry if I missed it but recall somebody asking the same question recently and can't find the answer. Lis On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 12:44 PM Lynne Smith wrote: > I recently wrote an article for

Re: [LincolnTalk] Free Wool Rug

Rug has a new home, thank you. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2023, at 6:46 PM, Lis Herbert wrote: > > This is a beautifully made, albeit damaged, flat-weave chocolate brown and > pale grey wool rug from Schoolhouse Electric, about 10 years old. I think it > is 8.5x11’

Re: [LincolnTalk] Free Tissue Paper

Spoken for, thank you. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2023, at 6:33 PM, Lis Herbert wrote: > > I ordered some tissue paper, they shipped the wrong color, and don’t want it > back. If you’d like it please let me know — 480 sheets of 20x30 SatinWrap > tissu

[LincolnTalk] And Craig, too

People who know Craig Nicholson and his mindful, thoughtful service as a volunteer in town don’t need to be reassured, but maybe other people do: Craig is not a threat to wildlife, or open spaces, or Lincoln’s special character. Suggesting otherwise is untrue and unfair. Lis Sent from my iPhone

Re: [LincolnTalk] COMMUNITY CENTER

ore. On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 11:23 AM Carol Ryan wrote: > I think the cost of the school ultimately doubled because the town lost > the offer of state funding. > > Carol R > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 30, 2022, at 11:11 AM, Lis Herbert wrote: > > Sara: > &

Re: [LincolnTalk] COMMUNITY CENTER

gt; > So, what may be “ peanuts” to you, may have serious and crushing impacts on > others. > > We need to be mindful and sensitive to that reality. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Nov 30, 2022, at 9:05 AM, Lis Herbert wrote: >>> >>

Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center

Thank you, Laura -- this is spot on. Time is money, whether because of inflation or quite literally lost man hours and productivity because you've scrapped something that you didn't need to. For all the sky-is-falling emails that I've seen about inflation, ballooning budgets, tax comparisons and

[LincolnTalk] A vote for the Community Center

Hi Neighbors, I am hoping that you already have plans to *attend Town Meeting this Wednesday night at 7 p.m. to vote YES to advance a decade of work to build a Community Center for Lincoln*. If you don't, I hope I can convince you to come. Four years ago, many of us poured a lot of energy into en

Re: [LincolnTalk] Needed: Swim Team Trunks

Thank you to everybody who has emailed -- I think we're all set. On Mon, Jul 4, 2022 at 1:15 PM Lis Herbert wrote: > Hi everybody, > We were late to sign up for swim team and missed the suit order. There’s a > meet on Thursday and we are hoping somebody in town might have swim tru

[LincolnTalk] Needed: Swim Team Trunks

Hi everybody, We were late to sign up for swim team and missed the suit order. There’s a meet on Thursday and we are hoping somebody in town might have swim trunks for boys that we can buy or claim — their pants sizes are usually size 8 and 10. Thank you! Lis Sent from my iPhone -- The Linco

[LincolnTalk] Get your tickets for Codman's Summer BBQ + Campout on June 18!

Come celebrate summer at Codman’s June BBQ + Campout! Pasture-raised hot dogs, sausages and burgers will be on the grill (delicious veggie sandwiches too), and the *Chillwagon* will be serving up sweet treats. Our most favorite band, *The Splinters*

Re: [LincolnTalk] Saab Service

> Stephen Dirrane > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 26, 2022, at 9:41 AM, Lis Herbert wrote: > > > > Lincoln Saab owners: > > Please will you share where you bring your cars for service? > > Thank you, > > Lis > > > > Sent from my iPho

[LincolnTalk] Saab Service

Lincoln Saab owners: Please will you share where you bring your cars for service? Thank you, Lis Sent from my iPhone -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlis

Re: [LincolnTalk] ISO Blanket Shipper Recommendations

ately from Minnesota down to Texas. His contact info is as follows: Tim Terhune cell: 802.624.0032 email: terhune@gmail.com Lis On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 1:26 PM Lis Herbert wrote: > I am hoping that somebody might recommend a reliable blanket shipper for > furniture and other large items. I ha

[LincolnTalk] ISO Blanket Shipper Recommendations

I am hoping that somebody might recommend a reliable blanket shipper for furniture and other large items. I have some contacts for shippers within New England and down to PA, but need something picked up in Ohio, and when I last worked with my cross-country guy, he said he was done with schlepping

Re: [LincolnTalk] Bemis Hall Thursday evening

incolnTalk now -- however, > I'm posting this again since it appears not everyone is reading the multiple > emails that have been sent on this topic. > > Best > Katy Hogue > >> On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 8:05 AM Lis Herbert wrote: >> This is an event hosted by Adam Ho

Re: [LincolnTalk] Pizza places

After moving from Cambridge about 6 years ago we were very happy to find Sorrento's in Concord, which was a good enough stand-in for Armando's on Huron Ave for slices. But we are now completely devoted to the Upper Crust in Lexington, which amazingly delivers to Lincoln (not via one of the food de

[LincolnTalk] CLAIMED Re: FR Moen Faucet

The faucet has been claimed, thank you. On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 8:46 AM Lis Herbert wrote: > We needed a temporary faucet and installed this one in November: > > > https://www.homedepot.com/p/MOEN-Brecklyn-Single-Handle-Pull-Out-Sprayer-Kitchen-Faucet-with-Power-Clean-in-Spot-Resi

[LincolnTalk] FR Moen Faucet

We needed a temporary faucet and installed this one in November: https://www.homedepot.com/p/MOEN-Brecklyn-Single-Handle-Pull-Out-Sprayer-Kitchen-Faucet-with-Power-Clean-in-Spot-Resist-Stainless-87557SRS/303746288 It's in very good shape after just about 4 months or so, and free to anybody who wa

[LincolnTalk] FS Deborah Ehrlich Jelly Jar Lights

For sale a pair of Deborah Ehrlich Jelly Jar Lights with delicate, hand-blown Swedish crystal jars that are held in place with brass screws. More info here: https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/lighting/sconces-wall-lights/jelly-jar-light-deborah-ehrlich/id-f_20033472/ $450 or best reasonable offer fo