Monthly Archives: January 2016

All those snapshots

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)

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

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Queen of the Heather

From a traditional song, as learned by June Tabor of Belle Stewart (Read here about the collection of said song and the folk process in action) I said, “Fair lassie, if you’ll be mine And you lie on a bed … Continue reading

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Sunday – Perseverance and Procrastination

After some breakfast today, I returned to the work room to see if I could finish putting up pieces for the current work-in-progress. And good news Gentle Reader – I did! There was an interesting article in the NYTimes today … Continue reading

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In the Neighborhood This Week

Finally, looked out the other morning and there was a guy from Fairpoint, fixing the long drooping wire. Next morning it was like it had not spent years and years sagging.

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