Reading and Roaming
VALPARAISO, DAY 2 Today was foggy and cloudy and in the 60’s with a few snatches of sunlight. We had a half day walking tour of some of the neighborhoods in Valparaiso’s historic quarter. Named a World Heritage Site in 2003, Valparaiso has undertaken an ambitious effort to clean up and restore many older buildings …
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VALPARAISO: FIRST IMPRESSIONS We flew overnight from Houston to Santiago where we were met and then driven the roughly hour and a half to Valparaiso. We passed through a fruit growing region and then a valley around Casa Blanco, site of several vineyards producing white wine. We will visit a couple of these wineries next …
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READING MEMOIRS As my regular readers know, I am fond of reading memoirs. I am also fascinated by the dynamics within a marriage and intrigued by the nuances and tensions within romantic relationships in general. Here are two new memoirs touching on these and other issues. The Victorian and the Romantic: A Memoir, a Love …
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REMEMBERING AND WAITING November is a month for reflection, remembrance and responsibility, the latter being our duty to exercise our precious right to vote. The most consequential election eve of my life was not 2016 (although that result was stunning and disappointing), but 45 years ago in 1973. November 5 It was November cold and …
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