GOOD TIMES WITH OUR GRANDDAUGHTERS Our granddaughters, Eleanor and Frances, had not been to Florida since February 2020 just before Covid. That year we celebrated Frances’ March birthday (she would turn 4) super early with a heart-shaped, pink-frosted cake. The Chief Penguin, aka Grandpa, is the resident baker and works his wonders to create memorable birthday desserts. …
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The Local Scene: Culture & Food
CLASSIC THEATER Our Town Most everyone of a certain age has been exposed to Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in junior high or high school. I recall that we read it in English class and may even have acted out a scene or too. When we were young, many of us (theater folks included) found the whole business dull. Therefore, I …
The Local Scene: Comedy, Food, & Letters
COMEDY MID MARITAL DISCORD Grand Horizons The Asolo Theatre seldom fails to present wonderfully designed sets and compelling productions. Grand Horizons, a comedy from Broadway, showcases Nancy and Bill, a long-married couple. They have just moved to a retirement community when Nancy announces she wants a divorce. Initially, her statement gets almost no response from her husband. But when she …
Tidy Tidbits: 2/27/22
COZY CRIME SERIES Hope Street (BritBox) Hope Street is set in a small town on the coast of Northern Ireland where everyone seems to know everyone else and their business. Finn O’Hare heads up the Port Devine police department with his colleagues, Marlene and Callum. When Detective Constable Leila Hussain arrives as the first Muslim officer, she causes a …
