Chicago, June 2024
Visited Chicago for a conference for work, but I went a day early and stayed a day late so I could do a few fun things on my own! Shedd...
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A New York Tate of Mind
A New York Tate of Mind
In which this reader and explorer reviews books, muses on literary (and other) matters, and shares some of her adventures.
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My 1-5 rating system:
1 = I did not like it and would not recommend it.
2= It was fine. Read it if the subject matter interests you.
3 = I enjoyed it and would recommend it.
4 = I really liked it, and think you should read it!
5 = One of the best books I've read.
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tatedecaro
- May 13
- 2 min
Amsterdam: the last bits & pieces
Final post! Our Lord of the Attic: 17th-century Catholic Church built on the top three floors of a canal house during the 1660s. It is a...
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tatedecaro
- May 12
- 1 min
Amsterdam: Keukenhof & Van Gogh
Keukenhof Gardens - https://keukenhof.nl/en/ The Van Gogh Museum - https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en And outside of the Van Gogh Museum and...
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tatedecaro
- May 12
- 1 min
Zaandam & Zaanse Schans
Day trip to two nearby towns... Zaandam (the large building that looks like lots of buildings stacked together is a hotel): Zaanse Schans...
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tatedecaro
- May 11
- 1 min
Amsterdam: Street Art / STRAAT
One of my favorite days was my visit to the STRAAT Museum, showcasing street art and graffiti - inside and out! It's located at a former...
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tatedecaro
- May 10
- 2 min
Amsterdam: Part 1
I can't fit it all in one post, so this is Part One. Here are a lot of the things I did and saw while wandering the streets of Amsterdam....
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tatedecaro
- Jan 25
- 4 min
The Final 40
In May of 2023 I wrote a poem using the titles of the first 30 books I read that year, and called it The First 30. Well, now here is The...
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tatedecaro
- Dec 30, 2023
- 2 min
2023 Books in Review
Totally baffled as to how I managed to read more this year than any other year, including those couple of pandemic years where I was just...
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tatedecaro
- Nov 9, 2023
- 3 min
The Book Thieves 2024 Line-Up
Each October my book club, The Book Thieves, meets to choose our books for the following year. This is our list for 2024 (minus the...
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tatedecaro
- Sep 11, 2023
- 4 min
A Callery Pear Tree's Saplings
9/11/23 - 22 years later (Each section below has 100 words. This is part of a practice I've been trying to maintain of writing 100 words...
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tatedecaro
- Sep 4, 2023
- 2 min
Weekend in Buffalo
After realizing that the two weeks straight of eyelid twitching I'd been experiencing was probably more due to stress than a lack of...
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tatedecaro
- Sep 4, 2023
- 1 min
Buffalo murals
So many fabulous murals and other public art out in the streets of Buffalo!
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tatedecaro
- Jun 6, 2023
- 1 min
Music City - Nashville, TN
I recently had the opportunity to visit Nashville, TN for a conference, and decided to fly in a few days early to explore "music city,"...
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tatedecaro
- May 30, 2023
- 3 min
The First 30
A few days ago I was talking to Dorothy about how I've read 30 books so far this year, and we were talking about how a lot of them have...
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tatedecaro
- Mar 30, 2023
- 2 min
It Never Ends (a free-write)
TW: Gun violence in schools March 30, 2023 – morning free-write It never ends. It never ends. There’s a secret door to a secret room with...
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tatedecaro
- Feb 21, 2023
- 2 min
Louisville, KY
I took a road trip to visit Louisville, KY for a week's vacation, just to explore somewhere new, and see an old college friend and her...
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tatedecaro
- Jan 17, 2023
- 3 min
The Textures of Goodbye.
Today I wrote the following... poem, I guess? And I wanted to share it. The Textures of Goodbye. “See you soon” is the smoothest duvet...
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tatedecaro
- Jan 14, 2023
- 2 min
David Mudgett paintings
Since June 2022 we've had almost 30 paintings by my maternal grandfather, David Mudgett, have been on display at NTID's Dyer Arts Center...
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tatedecaro
- Jan 12, 2023
- 2 min
Denmark for Christmas
This year for Christmas, my mom and I visited family friends in Denmark from December 21-27, 2022 ... too short, but worth the long...
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tatedecaro
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
2022 in Review
After multiple years of following a personal Reading Challenge (generally including genres and subject matter that would stretch my...
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