Reading and Roaming
FOOD FOR THE BRAIN This week we attended in person the first program in the Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning (SILL) 2023 Global Issues series. It was the first time we’d been back live since Covid. Attendance was sparse compared to earlier years, but the speaker was excellent. Former Ambassador Barbara Stephenson is the inaugural vice-provost for global affairs …
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At the beginning of the new year, I like to look back over my list and reflect on the books I enjoyed the most and thought were the best written. Most of them are recent works. They are novels with a few nonfiction titles tossed in. Here are my top 10 favorite books of 2022 arranged alphabetically …
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BOOKS AS GIFTS Happy New Year! I hope that you had fun and relaxing holidays and made it to to your intended destination. We survived two cold weeks in Manhattan and were fortunate not to have any snow. We gladly welcomed in the new year in Florida with fog and the return of temperatures around 70! I’m always …
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Although it is still warm and summery in Florida, November ushers in a season for looking inward and spending time inside. With that in mind, here are thoughts on some of my recent reading and viewing. RECENT READING SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout If you’ve read other novels by Mainer Elizabeth …
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