Monthly Archives: February 2018

February, 2018. This was our second visit (first about 10 years ago) to this landmark rural Maui restaurant, which has been serving up creative delicious food for decades. The chef is one Beverly Gannon, who along with her husband Joe … Continue reading →

February 2018. The Four Seasons Maui is the most expensive hotel on the island. This trip was our second time here, my wife Robin enjoying, as I did, the wonderful service and special attention to detail of staying in an … Continue reading →

Schiff, Stacey. Cleopatra: A Life. Little, Brown New York 2010. Bio; 2/18. Most of us remember Cleopatra through Shakespeare (if we studied English lit), Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (if we were watching movies in 1963) or like we remember … Continue reading →

Melnik, Kseniya. Snow in May. Henry Holt, New York, 2014. F;2/18. This Russian-American author published The Wolves, a fine short story in Tin House (vol 19 #2) that I liked. It seemed to start out with an awkward archaic tone … Continue reading →

February 2018 I’d been to this restaurant with our wine club a couple of years ago when we took the place over for one of our evenings. I have no recollection of food from that event, and our experience this … Continue reading →

Frum, David. Trumpocracy. HarperCollins New York, 2018. NF;1/18. Frum is the well-known conservative son of Canadian TV journalist Barbara Frum, who held a lot more left-wing views than her son does. David is a politics commentator, was a speechwriter for … Continue reading →