Reading and Roaming
GOOD TIMES WITH OUR GRANDDAUGHTERS Our granddaughters, Eleanor and Frances, had not been to Florida since February 2020 just before Covid. That year we celebrated Frances’ March birthday (she would turn 4) super early with a heart-shaped, pink-frosted cake. The Chief Penguin, aka Grandpa, is the resident baker and works his wonders to create memorable birthday desserts. …
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CLASSIC THEATER Our Town Most everyone of a certain age has been exposed to Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in junior high or high school. I recall that we read it in English class and may even have acted out a scene or too. When we were young, many of us (theater folks included) found the whole business dull. Therefore, I …
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Notes on a recent Sarasota Orchestra concert, Julian Fellowes’ latest TV drama, and a local Italian restaurant.
Motherhood is portrayed in a novel by Maggie O’Farrell and in a new film based on Elena Ferrante’s work, “The Lost Daughter.”
