Reading and Roaming
MEMOIRS: OF GEOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault Kerri Arsenault grew up in the small town of Mexico, Maine, adjacent to neighboring Rumford and home to an active paper mill. Like the river Androscoggin that runs through the region, her memoir meanders along a nonlinear path. We learn about her immediate family and her …
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AN APPALLING WEEK Like many of you, we’ve been glued to the television news, avidly following the latest developments, and devouring articles in the paper and online media. Wednesday afternoon American democracy was severely tested with the Capitol building breached and ransacked by domestic terrorists. Early Thursday morning brought the official certification of Joe Biden …
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ON THE SCREEN Holiday Cooking Class The other evening, we enjoyed a cooking demonstration. Clarkson University, the Chief Penguin’s alma mater, invited alumni to see and join their campus chef in the preparation of several dishes. They included a colorful cranberry and whiskey cocktail, baked brie, baby potatoes wrapped in bacon, and julienned root vegetables with pistachio …
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In general, I average reading at least a book a week. This year, I did the same, but even though I had more available time, it was sometimes hard to settle down. One of the effects of worrying about Covid-19. My reading was heavily novels with a few mysteries, memoirs, and other nonfiction mixed in. Here are some of …
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