Greece I bought this collection of postcards in 1991, on my second trip to Greece. For many years, they hung framed, in my kitchen; I am not sure why I repurposed their frame, but it may be time, at the very least, to find a new frame for them, as I am...
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Sitting By My Bedside “One sure window into a person’s soul is his reading list.” ~ Mary B. W. Tabor ~ What are you reading? Are you looking for your next great read? Here is a look at what is sitting by my bedside, and which I am pleased to recommend....
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Kate’s Bear Kate has been wanting to see a bear and a moose in the yard, in Maine. According to those in the know, there is no reason why they both should not show up one day; until then she has taken her bear, not Pooh with whom she has a true...
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Welcome Autumn In New England, autumn began announcing his impending arrival, a couple of weeks ago; almost as if Labor Day was actually the fall equinox. The first sign of fall were a few brightly colored leaves, which while beautiful, serve to remind me that the glorious hot days of...
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“Ohio Power” (Mother in the back row, and Marigold in the front, on the right hand side.) Shortly after we moved to California, when I was a child, after a brief but mostly sorrowful sojourn in Winslow, Arizona, we went to Angelus Temple, in Los Angeles, where my Father was preaching. As was...
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Your Story You have entrusted me with your story, but I do not yet know how to tell it. The hero’s and villain are clear even the plot is readily defined; yet the magnitude of your experience has left me stupefied. How can I do justice to what you have said?...
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Electric What? I love everything about this sign, and the establishment it advertises. I suppose, in no small part, my interest comes from having stayed in so many of these types of motels, throughout my life, but also because it represents what feels like a bygone era, a time when Americans simply put...
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“Remembrance Garden” We Will Never Forget There is a memorial at the Remembrance Garden, in Winslow, Arizona, that honors the memory of the events and the people impacted by the tragedy of 9-11. The plaque states: “These two steel beams from the World Trade Center, entrusted to the citizens of Winslow by...
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Corn, as High as an Elephant’s Eye “There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow The corn is as high as an elephant’s eye An’ it looks like it’s climbin’ clear up to the sky Oh, what a beautiful mornin’ Oh, what a beautiful...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ La Recolecion de Manzanas (The Apple Harvest) by Julio Gonzalez I have carried this image around with me for years; I love the subtle beauty, which the artist has captured, in...
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