To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Ginevra de’ Benci by Leonardo da Vinci I will admit, it was the master and the not the subject, responsible for my detour, to photograph this piece; how could I forgo the...
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Our Smart Phones are Listening Lately, I have noticed that I am receiving adds for items, that I have spoken about but have not searched for on the Internet. At first, I thought it was just a coincidence, but it has happened too many times for us to ignore. It has led...
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Fleeting Why do I find this tree more beautiful now Than when it bloomed in the spring And was then covered by leaves Bursting with life In the summer sun Is it simply because I know That the rain drenched berries will soon surrender to the night’s frost And be forever gone As...
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A Stroll Through the Backyard “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” ~ Emily Bronte ~ “Why is it that so many of us persist in thinking that autumn is a sad season? Nature has merely fallen asleep, and her dreams must be beautiful if we are...
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Chines Fishing Camp Wa Jen Ha Lio “One of the earliest, largest and most productive Chinese fishing villages in California, China Camp was in operation by 1870. The Chinese immigrants and their descendants introduced the use of commercial netting to catch bay shrimp off Point San Pedro. The shrimp were then dried...
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Crown Fine Art, Brito, and Our Life This is perhaps one of the most authentic View’s From the Road, I have ever published. Kate was driving, in New York City, and I happened to spot this painting by Romero Brito; whom I oddly consider to be one of “our” artists. I literally had seconds...
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“Don’t Forget Gdańsk” My Memento of The Revolutions of 1989 from 1985 In 1985 I could not have known that the Solidarity movement, which began in Poland, in September of 1980, at the shipyard in Gdansk, led by Lech Walesa, would eventually lead to Revolutions of 1989, bringing an end to the...
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I Should Save This for Mother’s Day My Mother’s Bible was sitting by my bedside; I had used it to compare a scripture in my own Bible, which is a different version. I have gone through her Bible a lot; but as I picked it up to put it away, I decided to...
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Banna Bread As the holidays approach, and you begin to think about baking goodies to mail, to friends and families, I thought I would share this idea to make shipping easy. Yes, everyone loves cookies and fudge, but if you would like to try something different, this is a great way to ensure...
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Columbus Day On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas; and while many no longer consider that an accomplishment worth celebrating, we still believe the achievement should be noted and are still against revisionary history. Thus we wish you a Happy Columbus Day! From Wikipedia: “Celebration of Christopher Columbus’s voyage...
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