Reading and Roaming
WINTER PARK EXCURSION Florida has been our home for more than three years, but we haven’t explored much beyond our immediate area. Thanks to the prompting of good friends, Alice and Bill, we made a short visit to Winter Park with them. Bill is a consummate organizer and tour guide (and driver!), and we were …
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BOOK NOTE Lest anyone think I haven’t read any books lately, here’s one I wanted to like more than I did. In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende This might be the first novel by Allende I’ve read or possibly the second. It brings together an unlikely trio to deal with an out-of-the-ordinary surprise. …
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NEW ZEALAND VIEWS Our time here is almost over, and it seems appropriate to gather together some of my favorite photos from the trip. Note: All photos ©JWFarrington (some rights reserved.)
IN ARROWTOWN We drove from Manapouri on Wednesday, after our overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound, to Arrowtown, which is about half an hour from Queenstown. It wasn’t a long drive, but it rained much of the way and the last 45 minutes or so were on the now familiar narrow, winding roads around the mountains. …
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