An Art Musing – As I Began this Posting, as I Contemplated this Cropped Photo, I Searched My Soul for a Title. With a work of art, there is usually a focus, a subject, or perhaps more, a germinal or central thought or theme, helping to birth whatever the artist comes to create. Sometimes the...
A Little More Than Two Weeks Ago, the Second Autumn Equinox Passed Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine & War Came Upon that Nation and the Ukrainian People Трохи більше двох тижнів тому минуло друге осіннє рівнодення з того часу, як російське вторгнення в Україну та війна обрушилася на цей...
A Young Boy Gazes at the Ocean As with most art objects, if there is a title or description associated with it, one’s mind and emotions usually begin the process of understanding the piece with that. The title here is “A Young Boy Gazes at the Ocean” and obviously, from the photo this is...
Writing in the Shade of Trees - The Three-Year Anniversary, Milestones Along the Way & The Path Ahead The three-year anniversary of Writing in the Shade of Trees is soon coming up. At first, I thought it was the second anniversary, and that is how I started the first draft of this...
Email Messages, Photos, & Prayer Requests Between Friends in Times of War & A Very Dangerous and Troubling Time -Повідомлення електронної пошти, фотографії та молитовні прохання між друзями під час війни та дуже небезпечний і тривожний час *** Note on Featured Photo Примітка щодо...
Into the Arms of Strangers - Stories of the Kindertransport *** Introduction Summary and legacy statement of this book from the back dust cover of the book: The documentary film, Into the Arms of Strangers, reminded the world of this chapter of Holocaust history. The movie went on to win the...
The Flag of Ukraine I Passed on One of My Walks & Conversations, Emails, & Expletives Прапор України, який я передав під час однієї зі своїх прогулянок, розмов, електронних листів та лайливих слів The cover photo of this posting is one I took on a walk in the neighborhoods in the hills...
A Meditation Upon “The Book Smugglers – Partisans, Poets, and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis – The True Story of the Paper Brigade of Vilna” This posting is not so much a formal book review as it is a personal meditation on “The Book Smugglers”. This book spoke volumes and...