Reading and Roaming
VIEWING: UK POLITICAL CRISIS COBRA (PBS) If you like political drama and were a fan of the Danish series, Borgen, then you’d probably also enjoy COBRA. A massive geomagnetic storm knocks out power to the entire U.K., and there are not enough new transformers to replace all the damaged ones. Which section of the country will have to wait? It’s a …
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CHEESE, ANYONE? Cary has the distinction of hosting the only pimento cheese festival in the United States. Last Saturday was the 6th Annual Pimento Cheese Festival in the downtown park. I don’t know where previous years were held, but this park was the perfect venue. With live music, food trucks ringing surrounding streets, activities for kids, and, most importantly, an array …
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WATCHING THE ECLIPSE The highlight of this past week was certainly the eclipse on Monday afternoon. We were not in an area for a total eclipse but were expected to get 80-84% coverage. It was a lovely sunny day with lots of blue sky. The Chief Penguin and I walked to the downtown park, partly for better viewing, …
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ENJOYING CITY LIFE In our new location, we usually walk downtown once or twice a week. The other day it was to the French bakery and yesterday to the weekly farmers’ market. The breads and cookies from La Farm Bakery are tempting and tasty, and we’re discovering which market vendors have items we’d like to sample. This week it was …
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