Author Archives: Mary Beth Frezon

The Small Points of Process and Progress

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

After looking at this mess of pieces stuck to my wall for awhile, I did what any normal person would do: today I started to take them down. I had put all the “extra” or “left over” pieces into a … Continue reading →

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Sherlock redux’d

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

I believe I ended up seeing the one-off Sherlock special four times. Three that were unmarred by signal problems. The last time, this past Sunday, I was still paying attention to several big ideas that were put forth in the … Continue reading →

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Enter Winter, Mid-January

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

Almost every year about this time when the temperature starts dipping into the “man is it cold” state of things I am reminded of this book, Our Own Sung Fireside, Images of the New England Home 1760-1860 by Jane C. Nylander Continue reading →

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All those snapshots

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

An interesting look at snapshots, why they get taken and whether or not they’re art and why we look at photos of people we don’t know. (Via The Artist Project, Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Then (2004) and now (2016)

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

So, the other day when the Fairpoint guy showed up to fix this sagging wire

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