Reading and Roaming
SAN FRANCISCO OLD HOME WEEK AT THE ACADEMY The Chief Penguin and I had the great pleasure of returning to San Francisco and the California Academy of Sciences for the 10th anniversary celebration of its new building. Ten years ago, when he was the Chief Penguin of this wonderful museum, we sat on the …
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LEAVING MAINE Our last day in Maine we spent in Portland. We had a lovely time at Petit Jacqueline over lunch of quiches and crepes with my cousin and his wife, re-visited the local independent bookstores, walked around Munjoy Hill, and then had dinner at Drifters Wife. Foodies, and others, will know that this restaurant …
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PORTLAND INTERLUDE As is our wont, our annual trip to Maine included about 36 hours in Portland. Portland is red brick and squawking gulls (Florida seagulls don’t seem to squawk, at least I haven’t heard them). It’s also home to a branch of the ubiquitous Sherman’s (books lowercase, gifty items uppercase), the seriously good Longfellow …
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UNEXPECTED EXHIBIT The exhibit was titled, “Los Alamos” and mentioned to us by a good friend. She has visited Los Alamos a number of times and was interested, but couldn’t get to the museum before the exhibit closed. We were also interested and so went to the Metropolitan Museum to see it. It’s an exhibit …
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