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You couldn’t dream it up
“I never had a rodent of any kind before” said the girl with the blue quiff ” and I always thought squirrels would be stand offish” . Reasonable assumption: after all, rats can be very remote, and hamsters are notoriously … Continue reading
Start Up That Trades in Surprises and Smiles
I write in praise of Umbabox, a DC area startup company which takes you back to a time when you looked forwarded to seeing the mailman. Each month, for a small subscription, Umbabox will send you a present–a box filled … Continue reading
Clean Pot, Dirty Pot: The Joy of Painting
I don’t care how dismissive my family is ( sister re last week’s efforts:”Oh Dear!” Father on the same subject: “You’re very abstract” in a tone that suggested this was not a plus) watercolor painting is my new hobby. It’s highly … Continue reading
Shielded from the sordid perils of actual existence
There are people in my family who are regularly praised for their artistic talent, and I am not one of them. Nonetheless, I am very pleased with my efforts in watercolor class and found that, absent the involvement of brush-wielding blood relatives, … Continue reading
Keeping my mind off food
The sun puts in a full day’s work at this time of year in North Carolina. The constant glare makes it hard to take good photos. After the service this morning at Duke University Chapel the sky was jigsaw blue, … Continue reading
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Art Deco, Miami South Beach
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The Crone as Art critic
Too many works of art in the American West look like they have painted by numbers. It’s all snowy mountains, pine trees and native American chiefs looking out over a purplish plain. Although I will admit that the successful rendering of bison must … Continue reading
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