Carolina Capers: A Novel & More

THE BIG MOVE After a decade of retirement living on the west coast of Florida, the Chief Penguin and I moved to eastern North Carolina!  We spent two days on the road with a night in Brunswick, Georgia, before arriving in our new state.  Move-in day was just a week ago, but we’ve made great progress toward …

Tidy Tidbits: A Book & Dining Out Options

BOOK OF THE WEEK All the Beauty in the World:  The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley In a time of family illness and subsequent loss, Patrick Bringley found a job and solace in a place he first visited as a child with his mother.  Mired in grief over his older brother’s death and only …

Tidy Tidbits: Medley of Viewing Options

SERIES ON TELEVISION MEDICOS IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service (Prime Video) \ If you like medical shows and unusual cases in remote locations, then you might enjoy this Australian series.  The main base is in Broken Hill in southeastern New South Wales.  Much of the area is desert. In a medical emergency, the most …

Tidy Tidbits: Theater & Movies

WONDERFUL THEATER! Born with Teeth (Asolo Repertory Theatre) Born with Teeth is a recent play (2022) by Liz Duffy Adams.  It debuted at the Alley Theatre in Houston and is now being presented around the country.  It’s a historical play with just one setting and two actors in three scenes set in a London tavern in 1592 and 1593.  The …