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They promised that nothing but the picture hooks would be left on the bare walls. [...]
These are rare moments, moments of exception, and can happen when you least expect them. [...]
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It was an amazing, round-shouldered 1950s model with an enormous chrome-covered handle that you pulled [...]
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Dad purchased an 8mm amateur ‘Holiday’ movie camera in 1961. In my generation, these were [...]
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A tree has been planted in Israel in memory of my mother. Mum was a [...]
A few days ago while out walking I discovered a little atelier where a young [...]
I’ve decided that this afternoon’s chore of scrubbing and polishing a marble floor will be [...]
My singer friend Michele Angelini extolls the endless virtues of moka pot espresso coffee, his [...]
As shown in this picture (this afternoon), the banks of the river Seine have been [...]
Well, THAT takes me back. Indulge me some recollections if you will… It starts yesterday, [...]
Long walks in every possible direction have brightened my recent afternoons. I see that many [...]
« Il y a des moments de la vie où une sorte de beauté naît [...]
« Se mi salvo da questa tempesta Più non avvi naufragio per me »* *(Extra [...]
A Facebook friend said I could still write an Easter-themed post, even if I missed [...]
Me, suddenly in a caregiving position for an elderly person; smack in the middle of [...]
Confinement, Day 20 The sentence “Are you as bored as I am” can be said [...]
“Well, I’m goin a warsh everthing I can reach,” he said. Once again, under the [...]
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“You’ve gotta dance like nobody’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s [...]
Finally a moment of consistent sunlight after a long, somewhat overcast spell here. Glorious, really. [...]
Leora Zillman Reinhart February 9, 1919 – January 28, 2020 Last year we celebrated her [...]
May I offer to you these lines by Rilke, a hymn to living a full [...]
By way of an update, I report that Mom is still with us. We celebrated [...]
Comparative literature With my morning coffee I had just reread the poem by Pierre Corneille [...]
The Faubourg St-Denis, Morning, 1895 The neighborhood shown here is just steps from home. Today [...]
Several friends have asked me about this vast Leonardo da Vinci show going on here [...]
The time has come to leave my homeland community of wonderful and supportive friends, and [...]
Summoned to make an urgent flight After endless hours crossing the sea The stillness of [...]
Not about the month, but rather A state of mind that comes with living When [...]
