Reading and Roaming
FRIENDSHIP The experts say, and I’m inclined to agree, that the older we get, the more we appreciate and value long-term friendships. I now have close friends I have known for more than forty years and some more than fifty. We recently had lunch with my girlhood friend and her husband. I’ve known J. since we were in …
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JANUARY REFLECTIONS Turning the calendar page into a new year brings to mind the crafting of resolutions, everything from eating a healthier diet to being a kinder person. January is also a time to pause and reflect on both past and future. Entering a whole new decade seems a bit momentous, a moment of drama, and 2020 …
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TIMELY NOVEL The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri Author Lefteri is the child of refugees from Cyprus and once volunteered at a refugee center in Athens. Her life experiences obviously informed this novel about a refugee couple who flee from war ravaged Syria. Nuri was a beekeeper, but the war and the death of their young child …
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I love books. It’s that simple and consequently, most of my recent Christmas gifts and other purchases were books. Here’s a line-up of books recently acquired that I’ve added to my ever growing and seldom diminishing book stack. Two of them I have already read. Here, I’ve listed just the fiction titles along with my favorite titles of 2019. A …
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