I took my usual long Sunday walk this morning and it was blustery and cool -- but oh, so beautiful. The clouds hinted at rain, but before my walk was finished it was hot and sunny again. And, here's some show of more house progress. This past week all the trim got painted. Next week, the fence, deck, and atrium will be stained, and the garage door and railings will be painted. Could I even hope that this project will be completed by Friday? Probably too much to ask? … [Read more...]
Family photos
May 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Ben's girlfriend took these photos while we were recently having dinner at PF Chang's. … [Read more...]
The Emerging Goddess
January 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Some time ago, I wrote some poems for a friend's book of photography, called The Emerging Goddess. I didn't know much about the history of goddesses at the time he asked me to write the poems, so I did a little reading up. Here's what I found out. Those Ubiquitous Goddesses Those mythological girls sure had it covered. They were everywhere. Every body of water imaginable the sea, the ocean, and all the freshwater streams, rivers, and lakes even the springs, fountains, and marshes had a goddess. They were the muses of creativity inspiring lyrics, music, comedy, tragedy, dance, choral song, astronomy, poetry, hymns, and epics. They could have been epics in themselves. They liked to go around in threes the Triple Goddess maiden, mother, and crone, the Three Virgins, the Charities our goddesses of beauty, the Furies our fearsome crones, the Fates who controlled the time of birth, how lives turned out, and when it was time to die. It didn't do to tempt the … [Read more...]
More bragging
August 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Another great niece and a little great nephew … [Read more...]
It’s all relative
June 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I've been wanting to share these photos for a long time -- one taken while visiting the NYC Central Park Gates by Christo; the other in my neighborhood, the Greenbelt Gates, an art project created by our local grade school students. What a thrill to get up one weekend morning and see the little "gates" just across the street from my house. … [Read more...]
Ready, set, go
April 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I've finally gotten it all together. The manuscript is printed, the synopsis, market statement, and biography are ready, and I've drafted a brief, to-the-point cover letter. It's ready to go. It was a bit of a struggle, but now that it's done and when it's finally in the mail, all I'll have to do is wait and ONLY 4 to 8 weeks. That will be the hard part. But, the powers that be must be shining down on me. My friends Alice and Richard have found a publisher for their wonderful book about aging and love with pictures of their gorgeous artwork. And in the midst of their search they met up with an agent whom they'd like to hook me up with. I've told them I'll wait on that until I hear from this first agent. I'm telling her this is an exclusive submission. Still it's nice to know there is someone in the wings if I have the need. It's almost like the universe is telling me it's ready for my book. Everything seems to be falling into place so nicely. Well, after over 10 years of work … [Read more...]
