Reading and Roaming
BOOKNOTES Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson I thought Kate Atkinson’s Life after Life was a tour de force of a novel and I loved it. I started Shrines of Gaiety about a month ago, read about a third, and then set it aside. I wasn’t sure I’d finish it, but every time I picked it up again, I read a few …
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PURE ENTERTAINMENT The Three Musketeers We had almost front row seats for the Asolo Theatre’s action-packed performance of Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers. The early 17th century was the era of duels and only the slightest of slights could result in being called out. Thus, there’s plenty of slashing and smashing of swords, leaping, and jumping about, and even …
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NATURE AND ART Robinson Preserve Manatee County is blessed with a collection of nature preserves, several fairly close by. We returned to Robinson Preserve twice in the past two weeks with my visiting sisters and brothers-in-law. It’s a great place for a winding walk up, down, and around several bodies of water. Each time we …
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DECEMBER IN NEW YORK I confess that I’ve become something of a Florida wimp when it comes to weather, and the cold here in New York makes me want to hibernate. The Chief Penguin and I trek 20 minutes each way for our daily visit with our granddaughters and also walk to dinner at one of …
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