Learn a note-taking method that matches how your brain actually thinks—mind mapping turns ideas into lasting memory.
How to Take Notes the Way the Brain Thinks
Author: John Daly
Learning as I go.
Beans, Grounds & Making Great Coffee at Home
Learnings along the way and how you can skip straight to the best brew I do love the taste of a fresh delicious cup (with cream!) and I can tell the difference. But took me years of wrong turns to learn how to make the best coffee at home. This post shares my journey from… Continue reading Beans, Grounds & Making Great Coffee at Home
Craftsmanship Erased: The Underside of a House Flip
Growing up at 41 Wren Street in the 1950’s and 60’s in West Roxbury brought smiles…. Plenty of space, a big side yard, a Street lined with American Elms for shade and beauty. Promotional photo of 41 Wren Street - Fowler Real Estate Agency, West Roxbury. But as Joni Mitchell once sang, “...you don’t know… Continue reading Craftsmanship Erased: The Underside of a House Flip
Doctor’s Island
The Story Behind the House on "Doctor's Island" / Black Rock, Hull, MA {See a video story of this post here.} Every June my relatives and friends and my own family returned to Green Hill in Hull, MA for the summer. Aerial View of Green Hill and Hull Towards Boston. ~ 1985, William F. Johnston… Continue reading Doctor’s Island
Getting Property Data
One way to obtain home and property information (at least for Hingham, MA) Go to this page on the Town of Hingham Website and Click this “Search Assessment Database” link on the page. That brings you then to this “Enter” page where you click “Enter Online Database” And now that brings you to the Property… Continue reading Getting Property Data
Dizer’s Shoes – Weymouth
It seemed that real estate speculators were about to tear down another irreplaceable piece of the unique architecture of Weymouth. This little “control center” one room brick building with slate roof and details sat as part of the Lincoln Perrault Buick Dealership that operated here at 660 Broad Street until the 1960’s. Billion Chevrolet Buick… Continue reading Dizer’s Shoes – Weymouth
Six Stages of [Quincy] Granite
Here's a look at six stages of Quincy's granite life over the last 250 years. 1. Dragged The early colonists of Braintree (only later did Quincy separate from Braintree) used "sheer poles" with a team of oxen to move the heavy granite stones and boulders they found on the surface of the ground. https://thedalys.smugmug.com/Sketches/Project-365/2015/i-nCB9M7C/A Color… Continue reading Six Stages of [Quincy] Granite
Salt Marsh Hay
One January weekend we took a trip to the Cape Cod National Seashore Salt Pond Visitor Center. And right behind the Visitor's Center under a protective canopy they keep a special boat. Here’s what the plaque in front of the boat says… Cape Cod National Seashore Salt Pond Visitor's Center - Hay Barge “A remnant… Continue reading Salt Marsh Hay
Distinguishing Windows
I often noticed this gas station built in 1929 at the corner of Commercial and Front Street in East Braintree, “Wynots Service Station”. Originally Wynots, then Geyers, then East Braintree Service Station - J Daly Photo own work A few times I pedalled my bicycle up from Hingham and sketched it: Sketch 1 Sketch 2… Continue reading Distinguishing Windows
Walking West End of Boston
This year my wife Tricia fell and broke her neck! Luckily, she lived through it with no nerve damage, But.. It requires lots of specialized physical therapy (PT). So, Every week we leave Hingham for Mass General Hospital and the Physical Therapy group at 175 Cambridge Street. We park the car at MGH, walk up… Continue reading Walking West End of Boston
Here's What I Found 