Reading and Roaming
My most recent reading was an intriguing novel about a ship voyage. This book reminded me of other titles about journeys of various sorts. 18th Century French Expedition Landfalls, a first novel from Naomi J. Williams, is marvelous and inventive. Williams takes as her subject the doomed expedition of two French frigates, Boussole and Astrolabe, which set …
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Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and for many, it’s a chance for one last barbecue or picnic before work and school take center stage. We don’t have any special holiday plans, but it does seem an appropriate time to focus on food. So this week’s blog is mostly local, as they say. …
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We’re home. I’ve spent the week sorting mail, stocking the larder, poring over all the cooking magazines and New Yorkers that accumulated, getting back on the treadmill (need to undue the effects of lobster and potato chips!) and soaking in the pool. Florida is hot and humid, but I’m reveling in being in our own space! …
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We just ended a week of house guests as we wind down our Maine time. My sister and her husband were easy to have and together we visited the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, ate lobster as often as possible, and enjoyed another excursion to Pemaquid Point. We then welcomed our 3 year old …
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