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“THE HEAVEN & EARTH GR0CERY STORE” by James McBride James McBride, a musician as well as a writer, brings his musicality and flow to the pages of “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store.” Taking place before and during the Depression in a run-down Pennsylvania neighborhood called Chicken Hill, this novel weaves a rich tapestry of a… Read more

Michael and I had been to Germany several times before this trip. But this is the first time we ventured to her capital city, BERLIN. What an amazing, upbeat, eclectic city reflecting the most incredible art and architecture, while stressing her dark, apologetic past. We had an outstanding local guide who gave us a very… Read more

thick blanket of snow snuggling the flowerbeds with a winter wrap… …snow falling hush the snowy blanket comforts hibernating land HAPPY SNOW DAY!

While waiting to see RICHARD THOMAS (aka John Boy from “Little House on the Prairie”) in the classic TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, part of our regular Mirvish Theater Series, I had a chance to review our fun days in Toronto. Attending the city’s bi-annual ONE OF A KIND show, one of the largest consumer craft shows… Read more

WINTER GARDEN by Kristen Hannah Once again, I found myself spellbound…within the power and beauty of Kristin Hannah’s words. She carried me through the scenes of her story effortlessly. I felt as though I was right next to each of the characters, wherever they were. The characters were real, believable and hard to forget. WINTERS… Read more

LADY TAN’S CIRCLE OF WOMEN by LISA SEE Lisa See, author of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, transports readers to 1469…15th and 16th century Ming Dynasty China and the incredible life of Tan Yunxian. Born into a privileged family and surrounded by women who greatly influenced her healing practices, she rises above class restrictions and… Read more

HOVERING VULTURES The vulture high atop his tree Will look and look- what does he see? Of course he’d like to eat for free; I hope he doesn’t relish ME!! I still can’t imagine what they were seeing, but we do have woods in our backyard so perhaps there was some poor animal on it’s… Read more

TWO FOR ONE BLOG POSTING… THE EMPRESS HOLDS THE KEY by Gabriel Farago This is an exceptionally exciting, masterfully written, well-researched tapestry of historical fiction… A fire in a cabin in Australia and a small metal box leads reporter, Jack Rogan, around the globe to England, Egypt, the Vatican, Ethiopia, and Argentina. What’s in the… Read more

“THE FIRST LADIES” by MARIE BENEDICT & VICTORIA CHRISTOPHER MURRAY I always think of the Civil Rights Movement as a 1960’s happening with Martin Luther King, John Lewis, Malcom X and others. But, in reality, it started in 1927 and lasted until the mid-1940’s. THE FIRST LADIES documents the Movement through the friendship of Eleanor… Read more

“The Creator made Italy from designs by Michelangelo.” Mark Twain On a steel bird I’ll fly To places old and new… See the people I’ve missed, Rekindling dear old friendships …basking in their glow; Getting lost on strange streets In unknown cities and towns… Tasting new cultures: ITALY’S BEAUTY… It’s ancient, crumbling charm Inviting my… Read more