Carolina Comments: Beautiful Blossoms & Determined Detectives

FLOWERS AND ART Art in Bloom, North Carolina Museum of Art This week, the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh hosted its 11th annual Art in Bloom.  It’s the museum’s biggest fund raiser; museum admission here is free except for special exhibitions. The 40 floral works range from brightly colored (lots of orange) to subdued browns, …

Maine Musings: Books & More

ON THE MAINE COAST After the humidity and heat of Florida, the Maine coast is a welcome change—even when you have several days of gray skies, continual fog, and temperatures that don’t climb out of the 60’s.   We’re on an island here and that means it’s more susceptible to foggy, misty conditions. Sometimes just going …