Category: Books
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More Vertus+ Events
Welcome to the week. Here is an example of the wonderful social and fun events organized by the activities team of Dot & Brogan at Vertus. I said it before and I’ll say it again, without the efforts of these two lovely hard working ladies, our time here would not be the enriched and rewarding…
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March Books, Movies & Shows
Books: The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg (It was cute.) The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi (Interesting story, but it was difficult to keep track of all the characters while listening to it. Some books are better read.) The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons…
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January 2024 Books, Movies & A Play
I didn’t finish as many books on the cruise as I expected, but I did see six movies. The following is my monthly list of books read and listened to, movies seen on the big screen and t.v., and one live stage play. I do love the theater. Books:Betrayed by P.C. and Kristin Cast (The second book…
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The Old Bank of England
Thanksgiving weekend was one treat after another. This beautiful old bank building has been turned into a restaurant. It was a few feet away from our temporary housing when we first arrived in London. We had only stopped there one time for a beverage after work one day. I wanted to return for a meal. Since…
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Bletchley Park
As I mentioned in my last post, I was very excited to visit Bletchley Park. It feels like hallowed ground. I got emotional thinking about the work that took place there and all the people who helped win the war. How might the world be different if that didn’t happen? I finished The Rose Code…
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December Books and Movies
Happy New Year! I can’t believe it is 2024. 24 years since Y2K. It is crazy to think how quickly the years have flown. This is another installment of what I have read, listened to and watched this month. I tried to add commentary as I went. December Books: When All Is Said by Anne…
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November Books and Movies
Can you believe it’s December 1? I know I can’t. It’s hard to imagine that we have been living in London for nine months already. As a student I remember wishing the days away until the weekend, then to the winter break, spring break and after that I wanted the rest of the year to…
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October Books, Movies and Netflix
Can you believe it’s that time again for my monthly book summary? I decided to add movies and Netflix this time. But seriously, can you believe it’s November? What the heck is going on? Time is going way too quickly. It really does speed up as you get older, no doubt about it. I continue…