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Monet at Giverny

A Pictorial Tour of Monet's Living Artwork Author: Adrien Goetz Photographer: Eric Sander When I went to Giverny to view Monet’s historic home and lovingly recreated gardens, I knew very little about him. Yes, I knew that he was an Impressionist painter, most known for his series of water lilies. He’s not my favorite painter (Van Gogh gets that place of honor), but I always appreciated the surrealistic play of Impressionism, the way that it marries colors and images with feeling and atmosphere, capturing something beyond sight. Plus, the travel agency recommended a stop in Giverny based on our love of nature. [...]

2023-12-29T14:54:01-07:00December 29th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

Dead in the Driver’s Seat

Amanda and Thorn Team-Up Author: Connie Feddersen Amanda is finally ready to ditch her Toyota and get a proper country pickup truck to navigate the pitted roads to and from clients. A trip to Frank Lemon’s used car lot leads her to fall in love with the proprietor’s big red pickup, and she strikes a deal. But before Amanda can collect her new truck, Frank Lemon is found dead in the driver’s seat – and Thorn was the one whose high-speed chase led to Frank’s demise. Now suspended, Thorn has changed his mind about Amanda’s amateur sleuthing skills, and with the [...]

2023-12-28T14:07:03-07:00December 28th, 2023|Tags: , , , , |

Terror, The

A Dull Mishmash of Stories Author: Dan Simmons Two ships, stranded in the Arctic, locked in mountains of ice, hunted by an unknown foe. Sir John Franklin’s exploration, searching for the Northwest Passage, is a famous doomed voyager. The desultory black and white photos live on, as does the mystery of the men’s final days, dying one by one, attempting to walk across barren fields of ice. It’s a true story thrumming with pathos and paranoia, and the perfect subject for a fictionalized account. In Dan Simmon’s re-imagining, the doomed men of the two ships, HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, are [...]

2023-12-27T15:17:24-07:00December 27th, 2023|Tags: , , , |
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