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My Friend Jackie – Non-Fiction Story Excerpt
My Friend Jackie - Non-Fiction Story Excerpt December 2016 Late Christmas Eve. We had just arrived home from our traditional tamale dinner at my sister’s home and I sat down at my desk for a...
Postcard Story – The Parc Monceau – Claude Monet – 1878 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Parc Monceau – Claude Monet – 1878 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art Oldest Daughter – 06/01/23 …and the spring day was beautiful, sunny, bright, so good to leave the house, and, even in the...
A Long Lament that I Wrote in the Cemetery, as Thanksgiving Approached, as I Sat in the Shade of a Tree near the Grave of my Parents, Turned into a Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving when the Lord Bade Me to be Still.
A Long Lament that I Wrote in the Cemetery, as Thanksgiving Approached, as I Sat in the Shade of a Tree near the Grave of my Parents, Turned into a Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving when the Lord Bade...
With the Arrival of this Winter, I had Reflected on How two Springs, two Easters, two Summers and Autumns, and two Christmases have Passed since Russia again Invaded parts of Ukraine, and how the War has now Entered a Second Full Winter of Destruction… З приходом цієї зими я розмірковував про те, як минуло дві весни, два Великодня, два літа та осінь і два Різдва з того часу, як Росія знову вторглася в частини України, і як війна тепер увійшла в другу повну зиму руйнувань…
With the Arrival of this Winter, I had Reflected on How two Springs, two Easters, two Summers and Autumns, and two Christmases have Passed since Russia again Invaded parts of Ukraine, and how the...
A Bowl of Homemade Turkey Noodle Soup & Generational Wealth
A Bowl of Homemade Turkey Noodle Soup & Generational Wealth The photo of this posting is of a bowl of my homemade turkey noodle soup - made with the remains of the 21lb. turkey and stuffing that...
Postcard Story – On the Stile – Winslow Homer – National Gallery of Art, Washington – 1878
On the Stile (nga.gov) On the Stile – Winslow Homer 4th Granddaughter – 10/25/21 ...and it was such a nice day, with the breeze, a gentle breeze that was friendly and good, and her mother said it...
Yet in Thy Dark Streets Shineth the Everlasting Light, the Hopes & Fears of All the Years are Met in Thee Tonight
Yet in Thy Dark Streets Shineth the Everlasting Light, the Hopes & Fears of All the Years are Met in Thee Tonight I have always loved Christmas and everything about it. I loved my dad...
An Art Musing – The Given & the Posed, Art upon Art, Intrusions Out Of & Alongside & Within the “Real” World Glimpsed by the Open & Understanding Eye
An Art Musing – The Given & the Posed, Art upon Art, Intrusions Out Of & Alongside & Within the “Real” World Glimpsed by the Open & Understanding Eye This mural upon the walls of a...
Postcard story – Houses On The Achterzaan – Claude Monet – 1871 – the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Claude Monet | Houses on the Achterzaan | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) *** Houses On The Achterzaan Third Granddaughter - 06/02/23 ... and when they arrived at the house,...
Ukraine – “Normalcy”, Family Photos, Hoping & Planning for Christmas – Україна – “Нормальність”, Сімейні фото, Сподівання та Планування Різдва
Ukraine - "Normalcy", Family Photos, Hoping & Planning for Christmas Україна - "Нормальність", Сімейні фото, Сподівання та Планування Різдва On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, very early in my...