Reading and Roaming
RECENT READING The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict Author Benedict has created a niche for herself writing novels about women, notable women whose contributions to society have often been overlooked. Previous novels focus on Albert Einstein’s wife, Andrew Carnegie’s personal maid, and Clementine Churchill. These novels are well researched and engaging reading; I’ve read the …
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TROLLS IN THE GARDEN We made the first of this year’s visits to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens yesterday. It was lovely and mostly sunny. We were impressed with some new annuals and the expansion of beds near the entry bridge. These gardens get better every year! This year’s highlight is the presence of some gigantic trolls. These wooden …
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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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RETURN TO THE BIG APPLE The Chief Penguin and I are back in Manhattan after almost a year and a half. And it’s different. Covid-19 has taken its toll with more empty storefronts, favorite restaurants shuttered, fewer people on the streets, and less traffic all around. But, and it’s a welcome but, the city is becoming alive again! The …
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