Reading and Roaming
CURRENT THEATER This past week we enjoyed two plays at our own Asolo Repertory Theatre. The Lifespan of a Fact is a witty and fast paced 80 minutes of discussion, argument, and negotiation between a young magazine fact checker, a noted author, and the magazine editor. It’s based on real events. Since our son was a fact checker at The …
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EATING SOUTHERN You will not go hungry in Savannah. Portions are generous to very large and shrimp and grits appear on almost every menu. Other local favorites are fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese, ham and biscuits, and crab meat. Here’s where we dined. Husk We had lunch in their upstairs dining room which was largely empty and pleasingly …
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We met friends in Savannah and enjoyed four days of exploring this very walkable city. It is one of the most pedestrian-friendly small cities I’ve ever visited. Our hotel in the historic district was centrally located between the river to the north and Forsyth Park to the south. Neither was more than a 15 to 20-minute walk and …
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RECENT READING The Dutch House by Ann Patchett I thoroughly enjoyed Patchett’s new novel about two siblings, Maeve, and her younger by seven years brother, Danny. Set in the Philadelphia suburbs and New York, it takes place over many decades. This brother and sister are linked together, joined at the hip one might say, by the house they …
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