As Palm Beach closes down for the season, this week’s guest post is a poem about the town from world-renowned classical guitarist and part-time Palm Beach resident, Liona Boyd. Continue reading “Guest Post:”Palm Beach: A Love Letter … Of Sorts” by Liona Boyd”
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A Peek Into Life In The Gilded Age in Palm Beach
Turns out I quite like being a tourist in my own city. As I wrote last week, Julie, my British bestie has been “dragging” me around the state of Florida which she never visited before.
So, we’ve been to South Beach, Key West, and finally ended back in Palm Beach. First we caught the Downton Abbey Exhibition, in CityPlace, then, staying firmly in the Gilded Age, we visited the Flagler Museum and the historic sections of Worth Avenue. Continue reading “A Peek Into Life In The Gilded Age in Palm Beach”
Downton Abbey Moves From U.K. To West Palm Beach, Florida
Imagine flying all the way from London, England only to find that the major tourist attraction in Palm Beach County, Florida is — an exhibition about Downton Abbey, the British TV series.
As I wrote last week, my bestie, Julie, arrived from the U.K. to visit a couple of weeks ago, and was surprised to hear about Downton Abbey: The Exhibition. And, even more surprised to discover it was on in CityPlace, West Palm Beach. Moving into the site of the old Macy’s department store, it was just a few miles from our condo. Naturally, we hurried over. Continue reading “Downton Abbey Moves From U.K. To West Palm Beach, Florida”
A Tale Of Two Authors in Key West
When my British bestie, Julie came to visit me in Florida recently, we decided to hit the road and keep going South till we couldn’t go any further. As regular subscribers to my blog know, Julie usually comes to visit for the U.S. Open in New York, but this year we decided to take in the tennis at the Miami Open, visit South Beach and the Versace Mansion (pictured above) — and then drive all the way down Route 1 to Key West. Continue reading “A Tale Of Two Authors in Key West”
Why The Library Book Is The Best-Ever Book for Book Lovers
The Library Book in the headline does not refer to any old, non-specific book checked out of a library. It is the title of an actual hardcover by Susan Orlean, better known, perhaps, for being the author of The Orchid Thief on which the Nicholas Cage movie, Adaptation, was based.
The book, which is the non-fiction account of the 1986 fire that destroyed the Los Angeles Central Public Library is also partly the history of that library. The fire was the largest library fire ever in the U.S. It caused $22 million worth of damage. None of the content was insured. Continue reading “Why The Library Book Is The Best-Ever Book for Book Lovers”