Reading and Roaming
The rainy gray weather of the past week kept us inside, and we focused on seeing newly released films, heavy ones with religion at the core, but also the somewhat frothy Book Club. We took the 6 line from 59th Street station down to Bleecker Street and the Angelika Film Center where we saw three …
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Of the many pleasures of being in New York, we love to gorge on new films and explore the diversity of art on exhibit. We saw two excellent films this week and joined the throngs at the Met for “Heavenly Bodies.” GREAT CINEMA RBG A superb film. Although diminutive in stature and soft of voice, Justice …
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This week we’ve had some new adventures including a tour of a small historic museum, a jaunt over to Roosevelt Island, time in Central Park with our younger granddaughter, and even a film. All food for body and mind as some days we’ve racked up 20,000+ steps! HOUSE MUSEUM Mount Vernon Museum and Garden is …
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With the exception of the lecture we heard, these films and books all focus on women—young women, angry women, and one, a queen. BINGEING ON MOVIES AT HOME The Chief Penguin and I are trying to catch up on some of this past year’s best films, or at least ones that got a lot of …
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