Reading and Roaming
STAYING LOCAL It’s October and this is usually the month when the Chief Penguin and I spend some weeks abroad: in Italy, France, Chile, New Zealand, or even Madagascar in 2009. This year, as newcomers to the area, we are instead exploring our new neighborhood and venturing into Raleigh, the Oak City, and North Carolina’s capital. Our …
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KINDS OF FUN With all the tension in the world and around the upcoming election, it can be helpful to have an outlet that distracts us, makes us laugh, or gets us up and moving around. This week, you get a TV series, a fun novel, and Olympics for the mature set. ADVENTURES IN WINE …
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OUT AND ABOUT: POCKET PARK IN CARY Kay Struffolino Park Initially, this parklet on the edge of downtown was named “Meeting Place Park” for the sculpture in its center. Later it was renamed in honor of Kay Struffolino, a long-time Cary resident and active volunteer with the town’s parks and recreation and the cultural arts. The Meeting Place is …
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GOING HOME After our wonderful week in Sweden, we enjoyed ten more days in Maine. The air was cool to chilly, there was an occasional stiff breeze, and we felt that fall had already arrived. We left behind our view of the ocean water, our favorite botanical garden, and good friends. At our last dinner, …
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