Reading and Roaming
We have re-located in Maine for our last week (“different house” as my granddaughter would say) and are finding it all very peaceful. It is a serene spot with stunning views toward Squirrel Island punctuated only by lapping water sounds and the early morning squawks of a jay. Random sailboats ply the blue waves and …
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There is something positively delicious about indulging in a half hour of reading before getting out of bed in the morning. At home, I treat myself to this on the occasional Saturday or Sunday; here in Maine, it’s a daily occurrence. Today I finished reading the latest by Jacqueline Winspear, The Care and Management of Lies. It’s …
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NOVELS I’VE READ THIS MONTH The House Girl by Tara Conklin (2013)–slaves and masters in 1850’s Virginia coupled with a modern day legal case Love Anthony by Lisa Genova (2012)–an autistic boy and friendship between two women The Spy Game by Georgina Harding (2009)–1960’s Cold War Britain–was mother a spy? Above All Things by Tanis Rideout (2013)–George Mallory’s 1924 …
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As I gaze out at the sparkly Atlantic Ocean here in mid-coast Maine, I am 95% retired and contemplating the end of work assignments in just two weeks. It’s an awesome prospect, huge–I can’t ever recall being without a job or contemplating going to a new job. It’s oddly liberating to think of having so much free …
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