To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Landing of the Pilgrims by Henry Sargent Happy Thanksgiving! This is the first painting hung in Americas oldest continuous museum, Pilgrim Hall, in Plymouth Massachusetts. “The Pilgrims were not met by a Native...
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Community Lately I’ve wondered – what does it mean to be a community? Is it a group of people living within close proximity helping one another, sharing similar belief systems, values, morals and goals? Traditionally I’d say yes. But recently I was exposed to a different kind of community which seems...
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Intrude I had previously been to the North Carolina Museum of Art, which has an excellent collection, is free to the public, and is staffed by volunteers, including the grounds keeping, and thus on a recent stay in the area, I was not sure I would stop again. ...
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Creamed Spinach Creamed Spinach first came into my life in one of those old steak houses, in the Los Angeles of old, with dark lighting and oak bars, that served cocktails with names no one orders anymore, as well as huge portions! This is actually a simple dish, once you master the béchamel sauce,...
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Remembering our Veterans Once again, Veteran’s Day finds our nation in conflict, with men and women engaged the perilous task of defending and protecting those in need of their help. In Zanesville, which was once the capital of Ohio, from 1812-1818, in the center of town, they have established a park to commemorate those who have...
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“His Friends Back Home Never Write To Him” This postcard has been in my collection for years; it is obviously a by-product of war time, and a reminder to those tucked safely away in their homes, continuing with their lives, that we should not forget the men and women who sacrifice so...
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A Month Deserving a Second View From The Road This was Kate’s View From The Road, when she landed in New York City this morning; pretty amazing to see the nation’s top candidates airplanes, on the tarmac, on the day this election was finally decided, it has been a long and painful process,...
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I Voted – No Exclamation Point The envelope said: Vote With Confidence. It never occurred to me to question the process until I went into the post office, where my confidence was suddenly shaken by a very nice clerk and a computer. It took me a while to cast my vote. Even...
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Congratulations to the Chicago Cubs! A View From Where the Victory Was Won These pages are probably the only thing in my life that I do consistently, thus I do not regularly watch any sports, until the championships show up and then I become a bit more engaged, though baseball is...
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Leaves, Just Leaves “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” ~ Albert Camus ~ I am well aware of how often I feature the dynamic and entirely exhilarating fall foliage, on these pages. In my defense, I perhaps share with you only one photograph per...
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