Reading and Roaming
When in New York, we often take advantage of the wide range of films being shown. This visit is no exception as we’ve managed to get to three movies this week, at least one of which won’t be shown at home. The Farewell Set in New York and Beijing, The Farewell is a touching story …
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ON THE BIG SCREEN—WOMAN POWER It’s hard to accept how sexist the sailing world was in 1990. The Maiden, a new documentary, is a graphic account of skipper Tracy Edwards and her all female crew’s performance in the Whitbread Round the World Race. In the past women just didn’t compete there or at that level; or, if …
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GRAND GIRLS We left 85 degree plus temperatures and bright sun in Florida for the cool gray of Manhattan. We’ve had several days of cool weather with one bright warm bit of sun on Friday. After settling in and purchasing supplies, we spent the next two afternoons with our granddaughters. At their ages (3 and almost 7) …
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RECENT READING The Stargazer’s Sister by Carrie Brown If you are at all interested in astronomy, this is an engaging historical novel about Caroline Herschel, sister of famed German astronomer William Herschel. Lina, as she was known, was William’s younger sister by 12 years. Small and slight and scarred by a bout with smallpox, she never married and …
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