Book Reviews
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Bear Town by Fredrik Backman and Miller’s Valley by Anna Quindlen
The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/columns/page/52/)
Summer is finally here and in full swing! I’ve been hearing about lots of wonderful places and events residents are planning to enjoy.
From the left: Brendan Burns with Tom and Margo Burns took the Observer along when they visited their cousins’ farm in Cahrdaniel, County Kerry, Ireland.
“This, then, is the state of the union: free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall always be, while God is willing, and we are strong enough to keep the faith.”
– Lyndon B. Johnson
Forty years ago, my mother was doing her best to persevere from an acrimonious divorce. She packed everything she owned and her kids, and steered her lifeboat to the nearest island that could support life.
Suffield churches have created significant chapters of town history.
Because quantum physics deals with the unseeable world of energy fields, atoms, and particles, we do not notice it in our daily lives, even as it is more and more incorporated into our computers and other devices.
This year’s spring was highlighted by a notable chill in the air. I have wondered if the budget news from Hartford is to blame.