Reading and Roaming
TRAIN TRAVEL Earlier this week, we took Amtrak from the new Moynihan Train Hall to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Constructed within the classic old Farley Post Office building, the Moynihan Train Hall is stunning and beautiful! So new, it’s pristine and spacious with elegant arching struts and the occasional wash of magenta light. The train schedule boards …
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FUN WITH GRANDKIDS This past week our son and family made their annual visit to Maine, always a high point of the summer. We all visited the botanical gardens where the girls, 9 and 5, love the children’s garden. The small playhouse is their first stop, followed by getting in the rowboat and trying to work the oars. This time …
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LOBSTER ROLLS Last year we were disappointed in the lobster rolls we ordered, no one of them was outstanding. Not only is the amount and type of lobster important, having the right kind of roll (split hot dog bun toasted) is key. On our quest this year for a great lobster roll, we are more pleased. …
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ON SCREEN Time and Mortality On Golden Pond (Amazon Prime $) Jennifer Finney Boylan is an occasional opinion writer for the New York Times and an English professor at Bard. Years ago, I read her groundbreaking memoir, She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders, about her transition from male to female. I find her columns thoughtful and insightful. In …
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