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Our New Institution
Recently I have started bicycling again. My family and I used to go on Sunday outings, way back when, and we’ve recently resumed this pastime. Once cycling past fields of cows and mountain views, now we cycle in wooded urban areas and past rivers and golf courses. Same rhythm, different scenes. You notice the people Continue reading
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Top Ten Platonic Relationships in Books
I’m very partial to character-driven stories and novels centered on friendship and family. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is right up my alley! Sam and Frodo from The Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien). Need I say more? 🙂 Mrs Hudson and Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle). This is not to exclude Watson, but Continue reading
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September Again
I went on a week-long work trip, and just like that, the calendar did a page-turn on me! I had expected to do a lot of reading on the planes and in between, and packed accordingly, but I could only muster attention for The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction. As a refresher to college Continue reading
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A Study in Scarlet – Sherlock Holmes #1
For a significant part of my tweens and teens, I was obsessed with Sherlock Holmes. It’s fair to say he is still one of my very favorite characters. Over the past 18-something years since we first met, I’ve always intended to return to the series and never followed through completely. But now, enough time has Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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