Reading and Roaming
RECENT VIEWING FLUFF FOR FUN Love and Gelato (Netflix) Lina promises her dying mother that she will spend the summer before college in Rome. In this bonbon to Italy, she falls in love with the city and the people. Along the way, she has several romantic interests while being under the protective care of Francesca, her mother’s longtime …
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Although it is still warm and summery in Florida, November ushers in a season for looking inward and spending time inside. With that in mind, here are thoughts on some of my recent reading and viewing. RECENT READING SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout If you’ve read other novels by Mainer Elizabeth …
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HURRICANE IAN It was a wild and crazy week for many residents of Florida, especially those on the southwest coast. Ian initially was predicted to hit near the Tampa area and a bit south and then went farther east and pummeled the folks in North Port, Englewood, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, and Captiva. We left our …
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For a change of pace this week, I’m profiling three works, a mystery novel by the clever and creative Anthony Horowitz, and two TV crime series in which the Chief Penguin and I have been immersed. One set in coastal Denmark and the other in the remote Shetland Islands DEATH BY WINE BOTTLE The Sentence …
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