Reading and Roaming
HIKING TRAILS This is a different Maine for us. No restaurant meals. Limited social activities and more time at home. But if we want a change of scene, then there are local trails to explore. The Boothbay Region Land Trust maintains preserves in Boothbay, Southport, Edgecomb, and the surrounding area. A variety of trails are open to the public, some good for …
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A DIFFERENT MAINE Maine is very different than Florida. It has one of the lowest rates of Covid-19 cases and one of the lowest numbers of deaths. Masks are required almost everywhere, and the level of compliance is very high. Going to the supermarket here is a real adventure. One entrance only with sanitizer and a mask enforcer, big …
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This summer, reading has been a primary activity. This month I branched out with some targeted political action. BEACH READING The Ambassador’s Wife by Jennifer Steil Free spirited artist Miranda meets and marries Finn, an upstanding, conventional British career diplomat, and becomes an ambassador’s wife in a fictional Middle Eastern Muslim country. Adjusting to the constraints of …
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NOVEL ADVENTURES WOMEN & MEDICINE Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati If you’re a historical novel junkie and you like medical minutiae, then the sequel to Donati’s earlier tome, The Gilded Hour, might be just the perfect diversion. Set in the 1880’s in New York, specifically Greenwich Village and environs, it’s the continuing tale of two female …
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