Fleeting Why do I find this tree more beautiful nowThan when it bloomed in the springAnd was then covered by leaves Bursting with lifeIn the summer sun Is it simply because I know That the rain drenched berries will soon surrender to the night’s frost And be forever gone As the tree falls prey to…
Thankful In Maine, I am a Facebook “fan” and I follow the police department, from the town I live in. We have had some interaction with the police here, who have always been kind, courteous and helpful; most specifically when Kate fell from that evil tree, which is now a table and stools,…
A Stroll Through the Backyard “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” ~ Emily Bronte ~ “Why is it that so many of us persist in thinking that autumn is a sad season? Nature has merely fallen asleep, and her dreams must be beautiful if we are to judge by her…
Chines Fishing CampWa Jen Ha Lio “One of the earliest, largest and most productive Chinese fishing villages in California, China Camp was in operation by 1870. The Chinese immigrants and their descendants introduced the use of commercial netting to catch bay shrimp off Point San Pedro. The shrimp were then dried and exported to…
Crown Fine Art, Brito, and Our Life This is perhaps one of the most authentic View’s From the Road, I have ever published. Kate was driving, in New York City, and I happened to spot this painting by Romero Brito; whom I oddly consider to be one of “our” artists. I literally had seconds to…
“Don’t Forget Gdańsk” My Memento of The Revolutions of 1989 from 1985 In 1985 I could not have known that the Solidarity movement, which began in Poland, in September of 1980, at the shipyard in Gdansk, led by Lech Walesa, would eventually lead to Revolutions of 1989, bringing an end to the Soviet…
I Should Save This for Mother’s Day My Mother’s Bible was sitting by my bedside; I had used it to compare a scripture in my own Bible, which is a different version. I have gone through her Bible a lot; but as I picked it up to put it away, I decided to look in…
Banna Bread Below is Betty Crocker’s Cookbook recipe for Banana Bread: Ingredients: 1 cup of Sugar⅓ cup of Butter2 Eggs3-4 mashed, ripe, Bananas⅓ cup of water1 teaspoon of Vanilla1⅔ cups of Flour1 teaspoon of Baking Soda¼ teaspoon of Baking Powder½ teaspoon of Salt1 cup of chopped nuts Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees, lightly grease…
Columbus Day On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas; and while many no longer consider that an accomplishment worth celebrating, we still believe the achievement is should be noted and are still against revisionary history. Thus we wish you a Happy Columbus Day! From Wikipedia: “Celebration of Christopher Columbus’s voyage in…
To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice.~ Andre Malraux ~ The Olive OrchardbyVincent Van Gogh This is perhaps one of the artist most subtile paintings; but one that has always appealed to me. Yes, I have fond memories of picking olives in Greece, which certainly…
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