Reading and Roaming
GRAND GIRLS We left 85 degree plus temperatures and bright sun in Florida for the cool gray of Manhattan. We’ve had several days of cool weather with one bright warm bit of sun on Friday. After settling in and purchasing supplies, we spent the next two afternoons with our granddaughters. At their ages (3 and almost 7) …
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RECENT READING Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton I purchased this novel since I had recently visited Cuba and figured I would like the setting. Cleeton has written several contemporary romances, but this book and her newest, When We Left Cuba, take place in Havana and were inspired by stories of her own family. Adopting the popular trend …
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LIVE THEATER—FARCE VS. FUN This week we attended the last two performances of our Asolo subscription series. Noises Off at the Wednesday matinee and The Cake the next evening. I am not a particular fan of farce, but went to Noises Off with an open mind. I thought it started out slowly, but then picked up and became funnier. As usual, …
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NAMES THAT ARE MEMORABLE My maternal grandfather was a Texan born in 1894. While in the service, he went home to Pennsylvania with a good friend where he met and then married his friend’s sister, my grandmother. My grandfather moved east to Pennsylvania and then together they re-located to Adrian, Michigan where they lived out their lives. And …
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