Reading and Roaming
VIEWING Still (Apple TV+) This documentary about Michael J. Fox is ultimately a testament to one man’s steadfastness in the face of illness. Michael J. Fox was a hot young TV star in the 1970’s who then branched out to movies. He was funny, brash, and always in motion. It seemed the world was his oyster, until. As many know, …
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DOCUMENTARIES—HEROES & SCIENTIFIC DETECTIVES Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War (PBS) This film by Ken Burns is a moving portrait of the sacrifices made by American minister Waitstill Sharp and his wife Martha during the Second World War. In 1939, they left their children behind in Massachusetts and went on a secret mission to Berlin to help refugees …
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GENTLE PACE OF LIFE One of the most appealing aspects about being here is the relaxed, slower pace of daily life. I indulge in reading in bed before arising, we spend as much time as we like over the newspapers at breakfast, then perhaps head into town to re-stock the larder before lunch, followed by …
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