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Behold the Little Boy with the Blue Chalk in His Hand with His Unpretentious Semi-Dirty Face – A Musing on Art
Behold the Little Boy with the Blue Chalk in His Hand with His Unpretentious Semi-Dirty Face Behold the little boy with the blue chalk in his hand. I know this boy, clever, perhaps precocious, but still a little boy in spirit and behavior, but with depth. He is at a park. He...
The Estate Sale
The Estate Sale *** Garage sale signs appear on the streets I traverse for my walks fairly frequently, especially during the months of nice weather – translated - not so blistering hot that no one in their right mind would ever appear. Estate Sale signs appear only occasionally, for “Estate...
February 4, 1947 – Went to the Trading Post & Bought Babies Crib & Mattress. Bought a Pair of Shoes, 3 Baby’s Vests, 2 Set of Babies Wash Towels.
Went to the Trading Post & Bought Babies Crib & Mattress. *** This year, I have been transcribing my mom's diary for 1947 month by month as a continuing Christmas present for my sisters. The title of this posting is a quote from my mom's diary entry for February 4, 1947. Every Sunday I...
Postcard Story – Night-Shining White (Detail) – Han Gan, Chinese – ca. 750 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(In Public Domain) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39901 Oldest Sister - 07/16/21 Night-Shining White …and as she studied the horse, Or better, wondered over it, For, yes, it was a horse, The form and features and movements were all there, But something else, she was sure, was...
The Red Glazed Ashtray I Made in Kindergarten With the Kindness of Mrs. Goodwin, the Teacher of the Good Name at Sylmar Elementary School – Now Old & Broken But Treasured
The Red Glazed Ashtray I Made in Kindergarten With the Kindness of Mrs. Goodwin One treasure on the two-drawer chest in the middle, more or less, of my study, is the red glazed ashtray, or what remains of it now, that I made in kindergarten, my only year at Sylmar Elementary School. What has...
In Mexico City, We Bought Handmade Flowers, One the Color of the Blue and Another of the Yellow of the Ukrainian Flag, and a Third One of Pink, Because it was Pretty, from the Young Woman of the Gentle Smile
In Mexico City, We Bought Handmade Flowers, One the Color of the Blue and Another of the Yellow of the Ukrainian Flag, and a Third One of Pink, Because it was Pretty, from the Young Woman of the Gentle Smile *** Dinner at the seafood restaurant across the tree-shaded street from our hotel in...
Sunday Message to Older Grandchildren – May 15, 2022
Sunday Message to Older Grandchildren - May 15, 2022 Introduction Usually every Sunday, I send a Sunday message out to my older grandchildren, and the message below, was sent out on May 15. As I state in the message, while enjoying the view of the moon through the fruit trees of our backyard at...
I Said Before I Die
I Said Before I Die I said before I die I wish to spend an afternoon, A day, Watching, observing, and beholding, From a hill, The passage of clouds, after a storm, Huge and white and immense in silent beauty. For this would thrill my heart And deeply satisfy my soul. And later, a month or more, a...