Spring snow is not so unusual in Central New York, but unfortunately, it doesn’t last long. We’ve even had snow in the merry month of May!! Here’s my nod to April 2021’s beautifully heavy snowfall…that was gone by day’s end. Morning snow falling… Below, roots stir quietly With Spring’s rhythm. HAPPY SPRING 2021! HAPPY SPRING, …
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THE VENICE SKETCHBOOK by Rhys Bowen Rhys Bowen brings Venice to vibrant life in this dual-timeline, historical fiction novel. Filled with intrigue, secrets, history, love lost and found…and enchanting glimpses of evocative Venice. As I have been fortunate to visit Venice many times, I was swept away by the familiar descriptions of places, food, art…like …
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THE LADY and the UNICORN by Tracy Chevalier Tracy Chevalier’s story of “The Lady and the Unicorn” is woven around the 6 famous tapestries (now housed in their own space in Paris’s Musee de Moyen Age.) Considered to be the greatest masterpiece of the medieval ages, they portray the seduction of a unicorn by a …
FUN with DIGITAL ART
I’ve been working on some challenge pieces of digital art for Digital Whisper (digitalwhisper.blogspot.com) whose theme was a throwback to my childhood…little red wagon… …and for Flicker’s DIGITALMANIA, (https://flicker.com/groups/digitalmania,) we met artist GREG HANSON (www.galleriagreg.com/collage-quilts.html) who’s an artist specializing in collage and assemblage…challenging and sooo much fun! Short and sweet…that’s it for this posting. Hope …
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“THE LAST STORY OF MINA LEE” by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
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“WOMAN of GOD” by JAMES PATTERSON & MAXINE PAETRO “WOMAN of GOD” follows the life of Brigid Fitzgerald, a woman who survived a difficult childhood with drug addicted parents, as she becomes a doctor, serving on the front lines of war-torn Sudan. I was immersed in her MASH world where hopelessly understaffed, undersupplied, underfunded clinics …
UP, UP…and AWAY
Longing to travel On a big, steel bird I’ll fly To places old…new… See people I miss, Rekindling dear old friendships …and bask in their glow; Get lost on strange streets In unknown cities and towns… Tasting new cultures: Civilization’s cradle- Africa- my heart’s at home Sharing with people; A kaleidoscope Of animals and colours… …
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TWO BOOK REVIEWS: THE EVENING and THE MORNING (Ken Follett) and SPY (Danielle Steel) Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published one of my MOST favorite novels (that blossomed into the KINGSBRIDGE series…) PILLARS OF THE EARTH. Now, a prequel to the Kingsbridge Trilogy, THE EVENING and THE MORNING, shows Kingsbridge’s humble origins and how it …
DIGITAL FUN
Glorious snow and very cold temperatures have defined February’s days and nights. There’s been quite a bit “inside, admiring the outside” times to read, FaceTime with family and friends as well as time to create digital art. This is a short, catch up post to document some of the art I’ve created in the past …
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THE ICE CREAM QUEEN of ORCHARD STREET by Susan Jane Gilman Being a native New Yorker, I’ve always been interested in the history of this exciting, dynamic city…New York! I admit I’m a bit obsessed about the city’s Lower East Side in the early 1900’s when it was teeming with immigrants living in tenements…what their …
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