A Familiar Stranger When I was young, gathering around the television, to watch award shows, was an event. Yes, we would watch Miss America, as well as the Emmys and of course the Oscars, in fact not only would I have Oscar parties, one year, I even stood outside, for too many hours, to...
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Saturday, September 27! Unfortunately, once again, Smithsonian’s Free Museum Day falls on the same days as National Public Lands Day, which is celebrated, by the National Parks, by offering us free admission to all parks – thus you will either have to be very clever in your planning, to enjoy both a park and...
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Okra (Quimbombó) My Mother used to talk about an okra plant she had in Puerto Rico, which daily produced enough pods for her lunch; she loved it, as do I. There are numerous ways which I prepare okra, and I even eat it raw; however, one of my favorite recipes is a variation...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Reading by Edouard Manet She looks rather uncomfortable, as her son reads to her; I wonder why? Art can never exist without naked beauty displaced. ~ William Blake ~...
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The Oscar Myer Wienermobile Okay, you have to admit, this is a pretty over-the-top View From the Road! We were driving south, about to enter the Fort McHenry Tunnel when we suddenly spied the Wiener Mobile! I could not believe it; and desperately wanted to photograph it before it disappeared...
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Are you wondering how to help? I was speaking with my dear friend Fran, regarding the very disturbing news in the Middle East; Fran mentioned that she and her late husband, Milton, always donated money to the Jewish Defense Fund, whose reputation was impeccable. The Jewish Defense Fund works to meet a wide...
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The Oakridge Flat-Top Type B-1 House “There were only 3 Flat Tops on our street when I left for school one morning. When I came home from that afternoon, there was a whole new neighborhood of Flat Tops – finished, furnished, and occupied.” ~ Sue Wassom Thomas ~ During World War...
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Dandelion Walking through Toronto, I happened upon patches of Dandelion’s. I instantly thought of my Mother who used to harvest the weed, to eat them – they are good for your liver, she would say. They do call out summer is here! I started snapping pictures, of...
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Mine The moment was mine. The darkness would pass, the music would change, but the moment was mine. Were we working on a beginning, or was this to be the final scene? Who would decide the rules? What would be allowed, and what would be forbidden fruit? Were...
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Hitching a Ride We pulled over to photograph this perfect View From the Road; afterwards, decided to pull into the parking lot, to investigate the advertised business. This sign caught my eye. Then he caught my eye! We had company. I still had my camera in tow,...
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