Reading and Roaming
TROLLS IN THE GARDEN We made the first of this year’s visits to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens yesterday. It was lovely and mostly sunny. We were impressed with some new annuals and the expansion of beds near the entry bridge. These gardens get better every year! This year’s highlight is the presence of some gigantic trolls. These wooden …
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When you can’t travel to new destinations, then it’s best to enjoy what’s local and watch or read about other times, other places. We did some of both this past week. ORCHID SHOW—LOCAL COLOR For their 45th annual orchid show, Selby Gardens honors founder Marie Selby and celebrates the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to …
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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.
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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