Reading and Roaming
FAMILY DYNAMICS IN FICTION Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Ann Patchett’s latest book is just out and it’s a good one. Part of it is built around Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, long a staple of high school English classes. When I was that age and we read Wilder’s play, I thought it tedious and mostly boring. Later in life, I …
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WHAT I ACCOMPLISHED I set myself a goal of reading 12 books from the summer reading list I created. True to form, I did not read all the books on the list, but I read some other good books in addition. Here’s my reading report. I did well on the fiction side and read seven of the …
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AFTERMATH When Hurricane Idalia came barreling toward the Florida Gulf Coast, we watched, worried, and wondered from Maine. Had we been home, we would have once again landed on the doorstep of our good friend in Venice where we sheltered last year during Ian. Our little island was a lucky place. Idalia left only storm debris …
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BEAUTIFUL MAUI Like many people, the Chief Penguin and I have fond memories of visiting Maui over the years and being treated to insider tours with good friends. It is wrenching to see the wildfire destruction of so much of historic Lahaina and its residential neighborhoods. On those earlier trips, we enjoyed meandering Front Street, checking …
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