Tidy Tidbits: A Book & Dining Out Options

BOOK OF THE WEEK All the Beauty in the World:  The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley In a time of family illness and subsequent loss, Patrick Bringley found a job and solace in a place he first visited as a child with his mother.  Mired in grief over his older brother’s death and only …

Tidy Tidbits: On Screen and Plate

FRENCH WHODUNIT Anatomy of a Fall ($ Amazon Prime, Apple TV) This is the third excellent new movie we’ve watched this season.  Sandra, her husband, and their son Daniel are at home in Switzerland.  Sandra, a writer, is being interviewed.  A thud is heard.  Investigation reveals the body of a man lying in the grass.  How did he get there?  This …

Fall Potpourri: Eating & Viewing

THANKSGIVING IN NORTH CAROLINA We spent Thanksgiving week in North Carolina. I was pleased to see burnished fall colors on the trees as we landed at RDU.  That’s something I miss about living in Florida.  But it was a cold week, and this Florida wimp wore many layers to stay warm, even on the afternoon we explored …

Maine Moments: Reading & Eating

RECENT READING BOOKS SET IN MAINE Lily King is an award-winning novelist who happens to live in Portland, Maine.  With that credential, she has written an engaging piece “Reading Your Way Through Maine” for the New York Times series focusing on literature from specific locales. Amongst her list of twenty titles, I was pleased to see familiar ones: …