I'm almost finished with my new book and need to work on it steadily. I'd say this picture, minus the FAA, is about where I'm at. Or maybe FAA stands for Fulfilling Artistic Ambition. That definitely slows down the production of fiction designed to give people a few hours of fun... I have appointments galore [...]
Eye candy — October, not from the Freer Art Gallery
I enjoyed perusing the online art collection from the Freer Art Gallery in DC the other day. It is called the Arthur Sackler, etc, etc, something or other, but it was the Freer fifty years ago. It is actually part of the Smithsonian so that's where you find the public domain pictures. The rules for [...]
A saint to keep me company
My physical therapy is causing an intense struggle between my left leg and my right. It’s not … pleasant. However, the saint for today has a story that reminds me how easy my life really is. October 3 is the feast day of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. That is such a mouthful of a name [...]
Saint Jerome and life
Since it is the Feast of Saint Jerome, and I found the most amazing picture back in August, I'm putting it up here again. It's from a museum in Vienna, painted by Rubens, Saint Jerome in the Vestments of a Cardinal Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie Room XIII This picture is rare in that an art historian friend says [...]
Apples again!
I delight in autumn. At least when it’s not raining for three days and being totally gloomy. A little rain is good to keep the dust from decaying leaves down on the ground where it can do some good. It’s not nourishing the soil when it is making me sneeze! I appreciate the produce that [...]