Reading and Roaming
With the arrival of cooler weather, perhaps you are spending more time indoors, When you get tired of reading or knitting, I have three top-notch television series to recommend. Call the Midwife (PBS) It’s hard to believe that this is the 10th season of Call the Midwife. Early seasons drew extensively from the memoirs of midwife Jennifer Worth. Successive seasons …
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This week’s blog brings together several compelling works. One is a musical related to 9/11 while the other two are books. One book is a wonderful novel about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary, while the other is a cancer memoir, painful yet ultimately redeeming. POWERFUL VIEWING: Remembering 9/11 Come from Away (Apple TV+) I …
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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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