To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed. ~William Blake ~ Caprice in Purple and Gold No 2: The Golden Screen, by James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial I remember this war and I remember all of the controversy that surrounded the making of this memorial. It has been a good thirty years since I first visited the Memorial. I approached from the Mall, reverently, yet anticipating my opportunity to see what all of the fuss was about....
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In Memory’s Kitchen A Legacy from the Women of Terezín “When first I opened the copybook and saw the handwriting of my mother, I had to close it,” said Anny. “I put it away and only much later did I have the courage to look. My husband and I, we were afraid of it. ...
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“A man who never lost himself in a cause bigger than himself has missed one of life’s mountaintop experiences. Only in losing himself does he find himself.” ~ Richard Milhouse Nixon ~ The Ferdinand Magellan lives in Florida! The Pullman private rail car, which was also known as U.S. 1, the...
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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself, but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer defeat.” ~ Sun Tsu ~ The Art of War Cyber Bullies Cyber bullying is on the rise. Recently, two...
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I hope you were able to take advantage of the Smithsonian sponsored Free Museum Day. We went to St. Augustine, touring the Colonial Spanish Quarter Museum http://staugustinegovernment.com/visitors/spanish_quarter.cfm. While there, we also toured the Castillo de San Marcos, http://www.nps.gov/casa/ while not part of the Smithsonian program, rather the National Parks system, it was nonetheless free...
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There Is Only You Time stands still The hands on the clock have stopped moving There is complete silence The phone does not ring There is no knock on the door The heavens are fixed The wind does not blow The rain will not come There is no way to distinguish night from day...
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Two for One! Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams Birthplaces A visit made before I began these pages, but never-the-less, worth sharing with you, as it is an opportunity to learn about two Presidents but three houses, all with one stop! Part of the National Parks, the John Adams and his son, John...
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Looking Out From the Iron Horse A view from the Southwest Chief, traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago, momentarily slowing down in New Mexico.
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Anthuriums When I was eleven years old, we moved to Hawaii, at the time, the entire island felt like a garden, my garden – the bounty was endless, thus I could dig up taro plants and make poi, string plumeria’s together, creating my very own leis, and pick endless bouquets of Anthuriums,...
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