Reading and Roaming
THE LINNAEUS GARDEN This morning was cool with bright sun to start. We headed for the garden with stops along the way to take photos of the cathedral and other sites under blue skies. It was cloudy and very windy later on. A professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala University, Carl Linnaeus (1707-1748) created …
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Here are two books I read recently. One is literary fiction by an author I know from previous works. The other is a romance which is clever, humorous, and just fun. The Chief Penguin and I also made our second visit to the botanical garden this week, so I offer a few comments on it …
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BEAUTY IN GLASS Each year, Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota highlights the work of a notable artist as inspiration for special art throughout the gardens. Other years have built on the interplay of art and nature in the works of Andy Warhol, Marc Chagall, and Monet. This year’s focus is on the stained glass art of Louis …
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Today we explored more of Dordogne with a visit to a castle, hanging gardens, and the medieval city of Sarlat. MILANDES IN CASTELNAUD In this area of France, it seems you are never far from a castle or chateau, to use the French word. In a small radius from our B&B, there are at least four …
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