Reading and Roaming
This was a fun week filled with theater, opera, dinners out and in, and long conversations with old and new friends. SMALL SCREEN After war in early 20th century Morocco, I’ve taken up a Kiwi crime series. The Brokenwood Mysteries (available on Acorn) are set on the North Island in a very small fictional …
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RESTAURANTS. I’m passionate about food and love dining at casual places, fancy restaurants, and even at home. Here are my takes on several local restaurants, two new ones, one repeat. DINING FIND Element in downtown Sarasota is part of Duval’s group of restaurants and is their upscale dining spot. We went for dinner on a Saturday …
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As December comes to a close, I’d like to be optimistic that 2018 will be a more civilized year. This year has been challenging on the national level and reading the daily newspaper an exercise in anger, frustration, and discouragement. Just perhaps, things will get better in the new year, and we can again be …
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MEALS IN WELLINGTON We found Wellington to be a great food city. There are more restaurants here per capita than in New York, a fact cited to us several times. With our short visit, we only scratched the surface of good eating. Artisan. The weather was so miserable our first evening that we opted to …
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