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This morning, I rented a car to drive up to New Hampshire. And this afternoon, I’ll drive up and meet the Odyssey students. I can’t wait! So I’m writing my blog post for the day this morning instead of this … Continue reading →

Last night, I watched a PBS documentary called Emile Norman: By His Own Design. Here’s a description of the documentary from the PBS website: “Emile Norman: By His Own Design is a portrait of the self-taught California artist, Emile Norman, … Continue reading →

Oh my! It’s been such a busy week. Today, I’ve actually had some time to rest, for the first time in about a week. And you know, it feels nice. I’m eating dinner as I type: a chicken hot dog … Continue reading →

First, I saw the video, and it reminded me of the painting, which reminded me of the photograph and a poem I had written some time ago. But I’ll give you the poem first, then the photograph, then the painting, … Continue reading →

My poor old camera is on its last tripod (get it? on its last legs, but cameras don’t have legs? sorry, it’s been that sort of day). And I still haven’t had time to figure out my lovely new camera … Continue reading →

When I was a teenager, I read Flowers in the Attic. You probably did too, if you are female and around my age. I don’t remember much about it, although every once in a while I see a movie version … Continue reading →

One of my favorite poems is W.B. Yeats’ “The Man Who Dreamed of Fairyland.” He stood among a crowd at Dromahair; His heart hung all upon a silken dress, And he had known at last some tenderness, Before earth took … Continue reading →