Monthly Archives: December 2010

Some time ago, I read a New York Times article on the artist Patrick Dougherty, who lives in North Carolina and works all over the world. You can read the article here. Dougherty weaves tree saplings into the most amazing … Continue reading →

Years ago, when I was still working as a lawyer, I went to the New England Flower Show. It was not as interesting as I had expected: many of the displays were made with flowers so perfect that they looked … Continue reading →

Today, we went to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. It’s very different from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, of course. It’s not a regional but a national museum. We went specifically to see the new wing, which looks … Continue reading →

I just realized something. It’s been exactly two weeks since I created this website and started posting on my blog. In those two weeks, it’s gotten well over 2,000 hits. That’s amazing. (I know there are blogs that get thousands … Continue reading →

What I think about, mostly, is the cold.  It is incredibly cold here, colder than I have ever felt.  A stinging cold, until your face goes numb.  And then you start to worry, wondering whether you still have a nose … Continue reading →

I wish I could have taken better pictures of these drawings, but of course I could not use a flash, and my digital camera is quite old. This was the best I could do. I took them in the Virginia … Continue reading →

Aspiring writers are often told something like the following: you need to write a story, submit it, and start working on the next story. As soon as the first story comes back, submit it somewhere else. And don’t stop writing. … Continue reading →