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Books and book reviews

So, in continuing reading books related to the Trojan War I recently read two books by Dan Simmons – Ilium and Olympos. These strange, convoluted, but interesting books were “loosely” about the Trojan War, but also included aliens, modern and post-modern humans. Essentially, there were four or five distinct and quite different stories being told…

Downtown Ann Arbor

We spent Sunday morning, before the thunderstorm in downtown Ann Arbor. We met a friend at Jagged Fork for breakfast, then we walked around town. A favorite mural near the downtown library. When you line it up perfectly he’s holding the lamp post. I think it is quite clever. Nichols Arcade. Always fun visiting to…

How does your garden grow?

Our garden in Ann Arbor, Michigan is doing quite well. So far we’ve collected 150-200 garlic scapes, which means that potentially we will have a lot of garlic this year. Herbs are doing well – cilantro has started flowering, parsley is turning into a small bush. Chives, rosemary, dill and thyme are all waiting for…

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