Reading and Roaming
AN ENDURING MAGAZINE A Century of The New Yorker (New York Public Library) Started in 1925 and still going strong after more than 5,000 pages, The New Yorker is a mainstay of the periodical world. This major exhibit in the New York Public Library’s historic building at Bryant Park is informative, fun, and rich with examples of its distinctive …
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This post is a mix of comments from North Carolina, a recent novel, and a note about spring in Manhattan. DINING IN THE TRIANGLE Taste Vietnamese Cuisine, Morrisville, NC The Chief Penguin and I regularly join the Adventurous Eaters group for lunch at a different restaurant each month. Our area is home to a wide variety …
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RENEWAL Whether you celebrate Easter or Passover or neither, spring is a time of renewal and hope. Here in North Carolina, we are deep into spring. The azalea bushes are bending under the weight of white, pink, and red blossoms; royal purple, butter yellow, and pale pink irises stand upright in garden beds; and the trees, seemingly …
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LOOKING: MORE ANDREW WYETH At Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth (Winston Salem) The Chief Penguin and I have seen many examples of Andrew Wyeth’s work over the decades, annually in Maine at the Farnsworth Museum and several visits to the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pa. Wyeth divided his time over his life between …
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