Reading and Roaming
TO GO OR NOT TO GO? This was the week that was and that was the question. To go, or not to go. So, this week we went. We went to see a play and the theater was about two-thirds full. Then we debated going to our regular orchestra concert with friends and decided to just do it. It was …
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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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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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RECENT READING Gripping Nonfiction American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse The Eastern Shore of Virginia is a forgotten land of lost hopes and limited opportunity. The small towns in Accomack County are off the beaten path and poverty and struggle are the norm for many. What brings people together and is the …
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