Luggage and Literature

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. - St. Augustine

Friday Five 5-12-2017

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Recently, I played with the Hasting Symphony for 3 schools, in 3 different towns, for over 1,000 kids. Exposing children to the wonders of orchestras was so fun and inspiring!

This is the twenty-eighth installment in my weekly series, called the Friday Five. In this series, I’ll tell you about five random things that I love, whether they be books, travel, music, movies…or whatever. So without further ado, 5-12-2017’s Friday Five!

1–Explore Newt’s case. Anyone else a fan of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them? Check out this 360 degree tool to explore the inside of Newt’s case. So neat!

2–Whispering Baby Whales. Did you know that baby humpback whales whisper to their mothers while swimming? I didn’t until I read this article. And there’s even a sound clip that you can listen to for yourself.

3–All the Light We Cannot See Book Review. Sierra is a friend of mine, in the blogosphere and in real life. She wrote a fantastic review of Doerr’s book, which our book club is reading currently. I recommend subscribing to A Simple Taste for Reading, so that you don’t miss any of her posts.

4–Coping with and Avoiding Motion Sickness. SDI/TDI, the agency that certified Mike and I as scuba divers, put out this blog post with some great tips for dealing with motion sickness. For someone like me, who occasionally suffers from it, it was helpful.

5–Baking Hacks. I love to bake. And sometimes baking doesn’t go exactly as planned. I couldn’t stop watching this video, since all of the hacks were things that I’d never thought to do. Hope you’re also inspired to do a bit of baking…or salvage your baking misadventures. 😉

Friday Five 3-31-2017

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This is the twenty-fifth installment in my weekly series, called the Friday Five. In this series, I’ll tell you about five random things that I love, whether they be books, travel, music, movies…or whatever. So without further ado, 3-31-2017’s Friday Five!

1–Homeland. I’ve been a fan of this Showtime series pretty much since it came out. So I had to pay for a month (or two!) of Showtime, because I didn’t want to wait any longer to start Season 6. And it sure hasn’t disappointed!

2–Missing Richard Simmons. I really, really liked this podcast…right up to the last episode which sort of fizzled out. But what can you expect? If they don’t find any sinister or sensational explanations for Richard Simmons’s longstanding absence, they don’t. In any event it was an interesting look at a fascinating man.

3–Roatan 2017. Heartland Scuba Center put together a video from our recent trip to Roatan. The video, the editing, the music, it’s all excellent.

4–Iceland. I’ve seen great flight deals to Iceland lately. I’ve got Iceland on the mind. If you do too, here’s a new wonder to add to your list of places to visit in Iceland.

5–Humpback Whale Supergroups. I found this article recently about how humpback whales are gathering in record numbers. Scientists don’t know why they’re doing it, or why they weren’t previously. Mysterious.

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