Reading and Roaming
To me, June signals the beginning of summer reading season. Last summer I set myself the goal of reading 20 books between June 1 and September 1. This year I don’t think I’ll be quite as ambitious; maybe I’ll read that many books and maybe not, but I am not going to be so focused …
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SEA OF BLUE Brooklyn Botanic Garden The cherry blossoms were over and done, but there were azaleas and early rhododendrons here and there. The first Japanese garden in the U.S. was created here in 1914. It is welcoming and serene with its bright red gate standing in a pond and a hilly path alongside. However, the real …
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Gripping Theater King Lear with Glenda Jackson and Ruth Wilson We saw Glenda Jackson last spring in Three Tall Women and were keen to see her again, this time as the irascible domineering king. Sam Gold’s production is not a traditional one and there is nothing staid about it. With modern day costumes and guns instead of swords, …
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RECENT READING Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton I purchased this novel since I had recently visited Cuba and figured I would like the setting. Cleeton has written several contemporary romances, but this book and her newest, When We Left Cuba, take place in Havana and were inspired by stories of her own family. Adopting the popular trend …
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