Reading and Roaming
EATING: LUNCH IN CARRBORO Last week, our Abroad at Home outing was to Pizzeria Mercato, a Carrboro pizza place favored by my sister and brother-in-law. Some local folks may well remember Magnolia Grill, an all-time great restaurant in Durham. We would dine there every time we visited family in North Carolina. Ben and Karen Barker won numerous awards …
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It was a week that showcased some of the best in culture and learning Sarasota has to offer. The play was powerful and timely, the orchestra’s performance moving, and the lecture, food for the mind. WOMAN POWER & SCIENCE Silent Sky at Asolo Repertory Theatre Silent Sky by playwright Lauren Gunderson is a woman-centered work about astronomer …
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MAJESTY AND MIGHT Funeral of Prince Philip Despite the restrictions of the pandemic, yesterday’s funeral for Prince Philip at Windsor Castle in St. George’s Chapel was replete with majesty and the military. Outside, some 800 members of various branches of the military paraded, saluted, and honored the steadfast Duke of Edinburgh. Queen Elizabeth entered the chapel alone …
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We are mostly at home these days with just the regular outings to the supermarket, cheese shop, and this week Costco. After many months of this, plus lots of reading and TV viewing, we are now beginning to sign up for and watch cultural offerings online. A few weeks ago, it was two interviews in The New …
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