Tidy Tidbits: Relationships

It seems appropriate on this Father’s Day to talk about relationships. Both the novel by Anne Tyler and Lori Gottlieb’s book about therapy say something about parent-child relationships, our most important first relationships. I’ve also included some snippets about my own father whom I still miss after forty plus years. READING UPDATE Clock Dance by Anne …

Savoring the Sarasota Scene

MARVELOUS MUSIC Sarasota has a rich and wide-ranging music scene, and some of the best musical performances all year occur during the Sarasota Music Festival, sponsored by the Sarasota Orchestra. This three-week series in June brings together music students, now called fellows, from conservatories across the country and pairs them with first class music professors and …

Summer Reading List 2019

To me, June signals the beginning of summer reading season. Last summer I set myself the goal of reading 20 books between June 1 and September 1. This year I don’t think I’ll be quite as ambitious; maybe I’ll read that many books and maybe not, but I am not going to be so focused …

Manhattan Finale: Frick & More

FASCINATING FRICK We made two visits to the Frick Collection and highly recommend two current exhibits. Unfortunately, there was no photography allowed. On our first visit, we discovered that Wednesday afternoons beginning at 2:00 pm, it’s pay what you wish, and the museum was packed. We took a brief tour around some of the Moroni …