Reading and Roaming
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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ENJOYING CITY LIFE In our new location, we usually walk downtown once or twice a week. The other day it was to the French bakery and yesterday to the weekly farmers’ market. The breads and cookies from La Farm Bakery are tempting and tasty, and we’re discovering which market vendors have items we’d like to sample. This week it was …
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I’m still enthusing about spring here and reveling in the beauty of droopy, fragrant Chinese wisteria (header photo), early azaleas, and the lovely slim branches of the redbud trees. A SINGULAR WOMAN Becoming Madame Secretary by Stephanie Dray If you spend any appreciable time in mid-coast Maine, you are likely to become aware of Frances Perkins, …
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