Reading and Roaming
ARRIVING IN MEXICO On Thursday we were up at 4:15 to get to SRQ for our 7:30 am Atlanta flight and then on to Mexico City. Relatively smooth flights with no delays, even arrived early. The immigration line was quite long, but kept moving and after half an hour we had been admitted to Mexico. …
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FORMAL DINING Back in the day, as they say, both my grandmothers set a formal table. Particularly for dinner. Starched white linen tablecloths were the norm along with starched napkins and a napkin ring. Using the ring meant that the napkin could be identified as yours and re-used several times. Flatware was real silver and there were silver …
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WHAT I’M READING NOW I have two books going currently. One is a book of essays by Janet Malcolm, a staff writer for The New Yorker, called Nobody’s Looking at You. The other is Kate Atkinson’s latest novel, Transcription. Several years ago I read her Life After Life which was excellent. Our island book group will be discussing Atkinson’s new novel shortly, and I’m really …
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UNUSUAL INSTRUMENT For many of us, our first response when you mention an accordion is an oompah band or the Lawrence Welk show and Myron Floren. This week we had the distinct and unexpected pleasure of hearing a young Chinese woman demonstrate her virtuosity playing classical accordion. Her accordion is both heavy and elaborate. It weighs 45 pounds …
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