This handsome little book, full of striking Art Deco illustrations that will remind you of those in Moby Dick, is a treasured Christmas read during the holiday season. It was first published in this form in 1941 and remains in print.
Christmas shopping around Georgetown has begun. It feels so freeing, almost like flying, to venture away from home, away from the computer, into retail shops.
Here’s a lovely way to relax when you return. Thanks to our friend, Dale Illig, Old Hodge learned of a new documentary, Good Night, Oppy, about twin robot explorers that were shot into space 18 years ago, landing on Mars in 2004. Their missio…