Author Archives: JWF

Carolina Comments: Big Birthdays & Grantchester

MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS Two of my siblings and the Chief Penguin have summer birthdays, one in June, one in July, and one in August.   This year, this trio is turning 70, 75, or 80.  It seemed the right time for a family celebration.  The C.P. and I see the North Carolina relatives, my two sisters and spouses often …

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Carolina Comments: Watching, Reading, Eating

ON THE SMALL SCREEN The Other Bennet Sister (BritBox) Mary Bennet is the odd sister out.  Very smart, but plain compared to her other sisters, she is harassed, berated by her mother, and oftentimes just ignored by her many siblings.  In Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, she is viewed as having no marital prospects, while her sisters all gain …

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Carolina Comments: A Library & A Novel

FORWARD-LOOKING LIBRARY Hunt Library at NC State  Earlier this week, we had the fun of touring the impressive Hunt Library at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.  Around here, the university is commonly known as just State.  Good friends, Frank and Judy, were our hosts and arranged for a wonderful tour led by staff from the library …

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