I’m getting ready to sew another vestment. Purple this time. People who are into color and design already know what I have learned painfully in the last few weeks. Purple is a very difficult color to work with. There aren’t a lot of colors available for a lining for a purple chasuble. I also learned [...]
Feast of the Guardian Angels and a random picture
I'm knee deep in research for a new short story. This feast for the guardian angels always surprises me, if I paid attention to the Feast of the Archangels, which was four days ago. Conversely, if I miss that feast, this one pops up. This year, both! Two lovely guardian angel pictures for meditation... The [...]
Angels and Saints at September’s end
Today is the Feast of the Archangels. Yesterday was the 22nd anniversary of my mother's death. I like today a lot better. I went looking for angel art at the NGA and the Walters Art Museum. I enjoy finding engravings from the National Gallery, which are, most often, not on view. Saint Gabriel here has [...]
State of the author, pending work, Autumn …
I finished a short story and submitted it to an anthology. It was accepted and I am rejoicing in that fact, even while I wonder if they took every story that came in. It’s a charming romance with a villain who must be Dealt With. Lots of roses, barnstorming, plane crashes, Rice Institute library, and [...]
A missal that Saint Francis of Assissi touched…
I went to the Walters Art Museum with a friend who is ten years older than me. She walked me straight into the ground as we went around the museum, over the hill for lunch, and then back to the museum for more. Fortunately, I knew she was going to do this. I was totally [...]