Monthly Archives: August 2009

Reading for its own sake

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Kirsten

Column in the LA Times by David Ulin. Title: The Lost Art of Reading. The predicament: Ulin was a voracious reader but today finds that he’s having trouble reading books. These days, however, after spending hours reading e-mails and fielding … Continue reading →

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Inside the Little House

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Kirsten

Interesting piece, in the New Yorker, about Rose, daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I read and re-read all the Little House in the Prairie books as a kid — the love story that culminates the series is one of the … Continue reading →

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New golf post — Penn Yan course

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Kirsten

Click here to read about Lakeside Country Club, a very nice course overlooking Keuka Lake, which we played in June. Keuka is one of the prettiest Finger Lakes, and is also where my mom spent part of her childhood :-)

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