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Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Our great staff here at Franke Tobey Jones provided a Cinco de Mayo party at yesterday’s weekly tailgate happy hour. We are indeed lucky to live in such a caring retirement community. © 2020 by Mary Daniels Brown

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The Glossary is Back!

Back in November 2019 I had to do a complete overhaul of my website. I started Notes in the Margin back in the mid 1990s, and I had accumulated a lot of content over the years. When the old website went down last fall, I had time to copy and paste a lot of that

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Last Week's Links

Literary Links

On Friday afternoon, Governor Jay Inslee announced an extension of his stay-at-home order through May 31 for residents of Washington State, USA. I totally agree with this decision. I’d rather continue self-isolating now than have to start all over again by opening everything up too soon and letting the virus overwhelm us again. I do

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6 Degrees of Separation

6 Degrees of Separation: All Roads Lead to . . .

It’s time for another adventure in Kate’s 6 Degrees of Separation Meme from her blog, Books Are My Favourite and Best. We are given a book to start with, and from there we free associate six books This month, in keeping with the theme of the current pandemic, the starting point is The Road by Cormac

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Covers: Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner and The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles

CC Spin #23: A Change of Plan

Related Post: Classics Club Spin #23 Earlier this month the Classics Club announced a return of its spin, in which we make a numbered list of books, then read the book on our list with the number chosen at random. Initially I welcomed the exercise, because I have been  having trouble reading and writing in

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World Book and Copyright Day

Source: World Book and Copyright Day For additional information, including the importance of April 23rd, free book offers, and events you can watch “from the comfort of your armchair,” see this article from Newsweek.

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It’s Earth Day! Read On

Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. If you’ve finally decided that it’s time to read a book about climate change, The New York Times has some suggestions in the following categories: I don’t even know where to start. I just want to understand how we got here. I’m ready for the hard truth.

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National Library Week April 19-25, 2020

Find Your Place at the Library: National Library Week April 19-25, 2020 Source: National Library Week | Conferences & Events

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Medieval Reads Day

Get ready for tales of knights, battles, court intrigue and more. It’s Medieval Reads Day! Source: Medieval Reads Day According to Book Riot, it’s Medieval Reads Day, and they’ve got you covered with the following articles: 10 of the Best Medieval Romance Stories 10 Books with Our Favorite Fictional Knights 8 Courtly Medieval Female Writers

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