Reading and Roaming
POLITICAL PROTEST Hands Off! It has been gratifying whether personally or vicariously to experience the fabulous turnout in the many Hands Off protests across the country and around the world. Family members and friends of ours participated in Greensboro, Raleigh, Philadelphia, Indiana, and D.C. These demonstrations send a powerful visual message of anger and outrage over …
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This week’s post brings together two recent novels, one contemporary and set in Maine, and the other a fictional account of the lives of Thomas Gainsborough’s two girls. Also included are highlights of an elegant wine dinner. LIFE IN & OUT OF PRISON How to Read a Book by Monica Wood Maine author Monica Wood’s recent novel, How …
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FLOWERS AND ART Art in Bloom, North Carolina Museum of Art This week, the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh hosted its 11th annual Art in Bloom. It’s the museum’s biggest fund raiser; museum admission here is free except for special exhibitions. The 40 floral works range from brightly colored (lots of orange) to subdued browns, …
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WHERE IS HOME? YOUTH One year ago this week, the Chief Penguin and I moved to North Carolina. Our last and final home. In our more than 50 years of married life, we have moved nine times and lived in six different states. I was born a Michigander, but only lived in Ann Arbor for one year before …
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