Reading and Roaming
AN APPALLING WEEK Like many of you, we’ve been glued to the television news, avidly following the latest developments, and devouring articles in the paper and online media. Wednesday afternoon American democracy was severely tested with the Capitol building breached and ransacked by domestic terrorists. Early Thursday morning brought the official certification of Joe Biden …
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RECENT READING Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens From the online comments I’ve read over the past six months, people either loved or hated this novel. I put off reading it until now, mostly because my local book group was going to discuss it and I wanted it to be fresh in my mind. I’m in the …
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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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ROYALS—WATCHING AND READING I read so much about the Netflix series, The Crown, while I was in London, I couldn’t wait to start watching it once I returned home. And now, I’m enthralled! It is so well done, elaborate, lavish even, and the family dynamics (exiled Duke of Windsor, Prince Philip’s role in their …
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