Reading and Roaming
EASTER THOUGHTS As a child, I grew up going to Sunday School and celebrating Easter in church. Spring usually meant a new dress, but always a new spring coat. Spring coats then were pastel colors, pale blue, yellow, or pink. Made of lightweight wool, you wore it over a pretty dress along with a fancy hat to church …
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A MARVELOUS WEEK This was a week about as close to perfection as one could request. Everyone seemed to have a grand time. Tim and Jen had multiple opportunities for tennis and honing their game. The girls, 7 and almost 11, spent hours in the pool, swimming, jumping, racing one another, and playing with several visiting girls. In quieter …
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RECENT VIEWING INTERWOVEN LIVES IN A CAR CRASH Collision (Amazon Prime) Collision is a British police series from 2009. The Chief Penguin and I decided to watch it because it stars Douglas Henshall of Shetland fame. A traffic accident involving 12 cars occurs on a superhighway and three people die. Detective Inspector John Tolin (a young Henshall) and Inspector Ann …
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Here in Florida, we have flowers and trees in bloom all year long. That is not the case everywhere, and some of my friends are eagerly awaiting leafy trees and burgeoning blossoms. Thus, this week you get a sampling of spring flowers and trees from a variety of locales seen in March or April. Our …
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