Reading and Roaming
In my view, summer is a time for excess. Lots of lobster. Indulging in more carbs and sweets, bingeing on television series, and reading beach books as well as serious literature. This past week, the Chief Penguin and I devoted morning and evening hours to The Americans and Crownies while I also included an atmospheric historical …
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POLITICS—BRITISH STYLE If you’re fed up with the American political scene, here are two video offerings for an English change of pace. Margaret (Amazon Prime) This 2-hour production traces the wheeling and dealing and backroom haggling that transpired in November 1990 and resulted in Margaret Thatcher’s ouster as British prime minister. Think lots of older white …
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ON STAGE—Always…Patsy Cline Florida Studio Theatre’s production of Always…Patsy Cline was a wonderful immersion in Cline’s most famous hits. This is a play, rather than a cabaret performance, although Patsy is mostly just singing. The context and glue are provided by the connection and friendship that developed between Houston fan Louise Seger and Cline. …
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DINING FIND Thanks to our friend Sue, we finally tried Bridge Street Bistro in Bradenton Beach. If you just walk by, you’ll see and probably hear a noisy set of diners on the ground floor. But, if like us, you prefer quiet and a more elegant dining room, then head up to the 3rd floor. …
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