Reading and Roaming
VIEWING RELIGION AND LAW Grantchester (PBS Masterpiece) Season 5 of Grantchester is now airing on PBS, and it’s the second season with Will Davenport as the vicar replacing Sydney. If you are Grantchester addicted, like we are, you can binge watch the whole season on PBS Passport. Which is exactly what we did this week! Initially, I wondered if vicar Will …
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READING FASCINATING WOMAN Lady First: The World of First Lady Sarah Polk by Amy S. Greenberg History has not been kind to James Polk, the unpopular president known for his Manifest Destiny policy and the U.S.-Mexican War of the 1840’s. He only served one term in office and his widow outlived him by more than 40 years. Sarah Polk, …
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RECENT READING EVOCATIVE MEMOIR The Farmer’s Son: Calving Season on a Family Farm by John Connell I had read good reviews of this work and since we were originally going to Ireland this month, I was doubly attracted to it. Connell’s account of the months from January to June working on his father’s farm in County Longford delivering …
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This past week, my viewing and reading reflected people who were seen as different, whether it was because of race or gender or sexual orientation. Following are notes on a series about a black woman entrepreneur, a documentary about a lesbian couple, and a heartwarming Facebook posting about a young girl’s quest for reassurance. ACCOMPLISHED …
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