... who once pushed open a door that had heavy weights against it, to wake her oversleeping owner. You might think it was about food but ... it wasn't. Here is a Woman with a Cat, Auguste Renoir, 1875. Here is Julie Manet Holding a Cat by Berthe Morisot, 1889, printed by someone else in [...]
The First Reading at Mass today is from the Acts of the Apostles, Acts 16: 22-34. Paul on his missionary journeys was arrested, beaten, and jailed in Philippi. He and his companions were in Philippi, a city in Macedonia, because Paul received a vision begging him to come and preach the gospel in Macedonia. He [...]
The Shy Museumgoer has a new article about painting the night. In this case she comments on the difficulties of portraying the night time without new (1500's) oil paint and techniques. https://theshymuseumgoer.com/2026/04/28/nocturne-painting-origins/ I love to go look for other artwork that shares the theme or artist that the Shy Museumgoer is writing about. The National [...]
May 1 is supposed to be some Communist deal, but when I was a little girl we had our own little ritual that was supposed to honor Our Lady at the start of her month. On the first day of May, we went out and picked flowers, tucked them into homemade paper cornucopias, and took [...]
I bought this bunch of flowers at the farmer's market, and took a silly picture to share with family. It's a terrible picture because I didn't realize I'd need a better one. For example, on the right you can also see some Lego flowers. Ignore them. But if you look closely you can see that [...]
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