Reading and Roaming
SECOND SPRING In May, we typically spend the month in Manhattan. It’s a round robin of visits to great art museums, dining at favorite restaurants, sampling new eateries, people watching in the parks, discovering new titles from beloved bookstores, and spending lots of time with our delightful granddaughters—without being a drag on their busy schedules. We …
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This week I share a novel that deals with life in East Berlin before the Wall comes down and a chilling film about a Nazi Commandant who lives with his family just outside the camp at Auschwitz. For my local friends, thoughts on another Indian restaurant. CHALLENGING NOVEL Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck In 2015, the Chief Penguin …
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CHEESE, ANYONE? Cary has the distinction of hosting the only pimento cheese festival in the United States. Last Saturday was the 6th Annual Pimento Cheese Festival in the downtown park. I don’t know where previous years were held, but this park was the perfect venue. With live music, food trucks ringing surrounding streets, activities for kids, and, most importantly, an array …
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WATCHING THE ECLIPSE The highlight of this past week was certainly the eclipse on Monday afternoon. We were not in an area for a total eclipse but were expected to get 80-84% coverage. It was a lovely sunny day with lots of blue sky. The Chief Penguin and I walked to the downtown park, partly for better viewing, …
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