I’ve thought about this poem a lot the past few days. I used to be able to recite it by heart and I said it aloud to myself before getting it ready for you, gentle readers. The ice and freezing … Continue reading →
This was just the start today… . Photo of bushes near my house here and here and here. When I came out of work there was a solid 1/4 inch of ice all over my car. And it’s really coming … Continue reading →
What a nice find this is. Perfect for a cold, rainy weekend of looking and reading. Beautiful paintings and wonderful criticism, often contemporary. Thanks Bornfamous for the link! Not sure what it’s doing in your part of the world, but … Continue reading →
First seen linked in Textism, this has popped up in other sites and now mine. Great read, covers all the bases and well, just explains ever so much about it all. Somehow much of the coverage about the war in … Continue reading →
Whooo hoooo cooking fans. Phone call today from Williams-Sonoma (in the mall where i work) to say “your KitchenAid….” yippppeeeee! Yes, my food grinder and pasta plates came. Not the cool pasta rollers like fortune elkins has. I decided I’d … Continue reading →
Addenda: There are no rules. Some axioms, conventions and methods that look like rules and sometimes pass for rules are of value. Because they save us the trouble of learning things the hard way (which often is the best way) they allow us sooner to be able to stand upon the shoulders of other men.
