Reading and Roaming
MEMORIES AND TRADITIONS After so many years (30+ for the Chief Penguin and me), Maine is a fixed point on our summer calendar and that of our son and family. This past week, T and J and the girls, E and F, were here for their annual visit. It’s a time to add to our collective memory …
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BEAUTIFUL MAUI Like many people, the Chief Penguin and I have fond memories of visiting Maui over the years and being treated to insider tours with good friends. It is wrenching to see the wildfire destruction of so much of historic Lahaina and its residential neighborhoods. On those earlier trips, we enjoyed meandering Front Street, checking …
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DUPLICITY IN THE GEM WORLD Rough Diamonds (Netflix) Rough Diamonds is a fascinating and gripping Belgian series set in the Diamond District in Antwerp in the present day. The Wolfson family, very orthodox Haredi Jews, have a diamond trading business that’s in trouble. Unbeknownst to Father Ezra, head of the company, the youngest son Yanki has made some questionable …
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RECENT READING BOOKS SET IN MAINE Lily King is an award-winning novelist who happens to live in Portland, Maine. With that credential, she has written an engaging piece “Reading Your Way Through Maine” for the New York Times series focusing on literature from specific locales. Amongst her list of twenty titles, I was pleased to see familiar ones: …
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