A visit to Selby Gardens was a restorative and the TV program, Islands of Wonder: Madagascar, both stunning and memorable since I spent 3 weeks there in 2009.
Category Archives: Gardens
Maine Time: Other Lives & Gardens
READING BIOGRAPHY When it comes to nonfiction, I read more biography than anything else. I find historical biography often compelling and am regularly drawn into memoirs written by contemporaries. The past few weeks, I’ve been dipping into two works in this genre. The True History of the First Mrs. Meredith and Other Lesser Lives by Diane Johnson Novelist Diane …
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Religious Israel: Haifa & Jerusalem
SNATCHES OF ISRAEL The Chief Penguin and I were last in Israel in 1999, and then only in Jerusalem. He had been several times before and to Haifa and Tel-Aviv. The trip was for a library conference for me and he was the accompanying spouse. For my librarian friends, it was the annual IFLA (International Federation of Library …
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Maine Moments
COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is ten years old, and it keeps getting better each year. We visit on our own and also bring all of our guests. Our granddaughters are especially fond of the play house where there are kitchen appliances, a cupboard, and a small table and chairs where you can …
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