Science Gallery London: Engaging Youth

We spent the better part of the day in the London Bridge area of the city and learned about Science Gallery London from Daniel Glaser (pictured above.)  It is part of the Global Science Gallery Network begun in Dublin in 2008 to engage 15-25 year olds with science.  More specifically to engage them “where art and science …

London: First Impressions upon Returning

It’s been about 5 years since I was last in London and now we are back.  My observations on this return:  cell phones are in use everywhere on the street, even more so than New York. Many, many restaurants now have outside seating, cafe style.  On some days that means lap blankets are provided in …

Memoirs & Biography: Jesmyn Ward, Michael Morton and Margaret Fuller

My reading lately has tended toward nonfiction.  I especially enjoy personal memoirs and biographies of intriguing and somewhat lesser known individuals.  My husband recommended Michael Morton’s memoir and I found it riveting.  Called Getting Life: An Innocent Man’s 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace, it is his account of his conviction for his wife’s murder …

A Room of One’s Own

It is now 2 weeks and a day since the movers and we arrived at our Florida place!  And what a whirlwind! We unpacked and sorted, made 2 trips to Ikea, and delivered ten loads of kitchenware, linens, and books, etc.  to Goodwill continuing our downsizing from a 4-story home to a spacious 2-level townhouse.  And …