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Author Archives: Susan
A Place for Us and Other Reviews
Later this week we’ll be headed overseas for our trip to the U.K. and France to visit a few historical sites, which is all very exciting. I think I’ll be bringing Pat Barker’s novel “Regeneration” and Barbara Tuchman’s history “The … Continue reading
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June Preview
Hooray, we’ve made it to June and the full summer is ahead of us. It’s the best time of year here if only it could last longer (the northern summers are too short!). Still it’s enough just to make every … Continue reading
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Manhattan Beach and I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
Greetings. We had nice weather for our annual May long weekend bicycle trip in the mountains. We survived and happily no one on the organized ride (of about 300 cyclists) got hurt that we heard about, although it was a … Continue reading
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May Mini Reviews
Hello. It’s been a while. Sorry that I’ve been a bit AWOL lately. Now that the weather has improved exponentially here since last month, there’s been much to do and many chores and events that have preoccupied me. We are … Continue reading
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May Preview
Greetings. I was away last week playing in a tennis tournament in Victoria, B.C., so I’ve been absent from the blog for a while. I flew over the mountains to the coast and should have taken a photo coming in … Continue reading
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The Friend and Molly’s Game
I’m happy to say that spring arrived here this week and we appear to be on our way to some glorious weather ahead. Wahoo. Of course we still have quite a bit of snow that needs to melt. Our yard … Continue reading
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Spring Flakes and Mini Reviews
We had light snowflakes fall all yesterday if you can believe it and my yard is still covered from earlier in the winter. It seems the season is just a little mixed up right now — why does it keep … Continue reading
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April Preview
I hope everyone had a nice Easter and/or spring break. We were in the mountains last weekend where we had a lovely couple of days of cross-country skiing. There’s still plenty of snow out there and the track conditions were … Continue reading
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Spring Break and Two Family Dramas
Greetings, I wasn’t able to go to one of the Marches for Our Lives on Saturday, but I want to salute all the students (and parents) who participated and are leading the way on demanding action against gun violence. I … Continue reading
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Spring and The Woman in the Window
Is everyone starting to get spring fever, or is it just me? Well the season officially begins this week so get ready. Wahoo. Presently we have light snowflakes coming down here, but I can tell things are changing and warming … Continue reading
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