Reading and Roaming
GRANDDAUGHTER TIME Even since she could say, ‘”grandma,” our younger granddaughter F, now almost two and a half, has called both me and the Chief Penguin that name. This visit, she finally got it right and for a few days, he was “GrandPA” and then became just Grandpa. We are now differentiated and she always …
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GOOD TIMES WITH GRANDDAUGHTERS. We were delighted to have our son and family with us for several days. With our lively granddaughters, 5 and not quite 1 ½, in residence, reading, writing, and other activities were shelved. E and I made blueberry pancakes (a tradition and each year she is more capable and engaged in …
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GYNECOLOGY A LA “MAD MEN” We happened upon a PBS Mystery series last week called “Breathless.” A three-parter set in England in the 60’s, it features a set of louche and callous medicos who practice obstetrics and perform back alley abortions. The women are all either beautiful or flighty (or treated as such) and the men …
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