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I think that the Metropolitan Opera's HD broadcasts have had an enormous impact. I've been going, I've been encouraging friends to go with me; now, going into the third season, my friends call me to let me know what they're planning on seeing.

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On a recent trip to the coast I found a beautiful piece of yellow ware pottery with part of the maker's mark still visible. There are so many questions about it for which I'll never have answers - what was this part of, when did it come into the ocean, and where, and where was it made, who used it - sometimes mysteries remain mysteries, and that's okay with me.

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