Reading and Roaming
FEMALE CRIME FIGHTERS International Women’s Day was this week on March 8th. It seems appropriate, therefore, to focus on women in this post. In the olden days, TV detectives and police officers were pretty much always white men. It’s gratifying and fun to see women—brown, white, Indian, and Irish—as the lead characters in recent crime …
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PURE ENTERTAINMENT The Three Musketeers We had almost front row seats for the Asolo Theatre’s action-packed performance of Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers. The early 17th century was the era of duels and only the slightest of slights could result in being called out. Thus, there’s plenty of slashing and smashing of swords, leaping, and jumping about, and even …
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BEAUTY IN GLASS Each year, Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota highlights the work of a notable artist as inspiration for special art throughout the gardens. Other years have built on the interplay of art and nature in the works of Andy Warhol, Marc Chagall, and Monet. This year’s focus is on the stained glass art of Louis …
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READERS’ FAVORITES Here are a some of the book recommendations I received from my regular readers. You will see a few familiar titles here as well as new ones. And There Was Light by Jon Meacham (nonfiction about Abraham Lincoln) Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout Booth by K. J. Fowler The Swimmers by J. Otsuka Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie …
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