A New to me Nativity Last year, we drove from New England to Ohio, for Thanksgiving. Along the way, we made a detour, in upstate New York, to visit the Moosewood Restaurant, whose mushroom pâté, I use to make for Lia. While we did not find the pâté we did find a wonderful...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Garden at Vaucresson by Edouard Vuillard It is almost as if the woman, in this painting, were inconsequential, a mere afterthought to the flowers, which dominate the canvas, and draw your...
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A View from A Christmas Story As promised, this month a lighter View From the Road. The house from the film A Christmas Story (1983) is located at 3159 West 11th Street, in Cleveland Ohio, blocks from where I once lived, and where I went to Clark Avenue School. Unlike most of...
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Village 1987 During my spring cleaning, I found this photograph, of the original Christmas Village. You may remember that a couple of years ago, I posted a pictorial of what is undoubtedly my favorite part of the holiday season. This year, the Village has many new features, which I plan to share with you;...
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Joy’s Garden in the Winter It will soon be Christmas, but the days are dark and sorrow hangs in the air, as my Mother has been unwell. Nevertheless, this is the time of year when we celebrate the birth of Christ, thus the garden sparkles in anticipation of hope. ...
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Happy Hanukkah! “We light these lights for the miracles and the wonders, for the redemption and the battles that you made for our forefathers, in those days at this season, through your holy priests. During all eight days of Hanukkah these lights are sacred, and we are not permitted to make ordinary use of...
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What is Left Unsaid? Lately, I think a lot about what is left unsaid. In a crowded room, where others might be at a loss for words, you and I always seem to speak. Yet here in the dark, with no one else around, silence suddenly permeates the air, like it never...
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Strike “BREAKING: Judge approves Hostess bonus payout plan; 19 Hostess senior executives in line for up to $1.8M in bonuses” CNBC On a chilly November day, Kate and I got out of our car, and with a bit of trepidation, at least on my part, approached a living line in the sand. The men...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Portrait of Dora Wheeler by William Merritt Chase It is the contrast between this bold, golden background and the many shades of blue, which clothe Dora Wheeler, that instantly draw...
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The Ones That Got Away! This mother turkey took her children from a stroll across the road, and then back again to where they had come from. After a few minutes, off they went again, into the woods. I think they all had a very Happy Thanksgiving; I hope you did too! .
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