Greek Inspired Green Beans This is the time of year when I begin to crave those hearty vegetable dishes, as well as stews and soups. Fresh green beans require a bit more time to prepare, but are certainly worth the effort, especially if you like them with more texture, as I do. These are in…
Veteran’s Day As a nation, the United States is feeling a bit battered, regardless of which side of the aisle you are on. This has been one of the most contentious elections that I can remember; and there is still so much unfinished business. We have also borne witness to wide spread civil unrest and…
To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ School Time by Winslow Homer Are you surprised? I was. It is not that I only expect seascapes from Winslow Homer, but I think of his work as being more dramatic and in a…
November 2020 Growing up New Year’s Eve was spent in church; we had a vigilia, an all-night vigil, or prayer meeting. There would be food, of course, and lots of socializing, along with prayer. I miss those New Year celebrations. Since those long gone days, I do not think much about the New Year celebrations. …
Ready or Not Change calls out to us: “Ready or not here I come!” Wait! I respond; I am not ready. But whether we are ready or not is actually of no concern to her. She was just stating a fact, not asking a question. Either way she is coming and we must embrace whatever…
Is that Pink in the Autumn? Falls pallet is supposed to be yellow, orange, red, and ultimately brown. These vibrant colors are usually seen against the steadfast evergreens, which you know will keep you company through winter. But look at these splashes of pink, yes pink! I do not expect to see pink in…
Thomas Wolfe House “You can’t go back home to your family, back home to your childhood … back home to a young man’s dreams of glory and of fame … back home to places in the country, back home to the old forms and systems of things which once seemed everlasting but which are…
Columbus Day It is my understanding that this statue of Christopher Columbus, in Columbus, Ohio, has been removed; I am so glad I took the time to photograph it, when I did. The monument has fallen prey, like so many cultural elements in our history, to a mob rule, which seeks to rewrite the past,…
To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Grey Weather, Morning with Figures, Eragny by Camille Pissarro I do not see the grey morning; rather I am drawn to the golden fields, bordered by wild flowers, and the harvest. I see hope…
Possibilities There are so many ways This could go What it might become I have to wonder Which path will be taken Either way I know There will be consequences You do not seem to mind Neither do I But I do not believe That all choices are equal I suppose We will know more…
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