"A walking pace is the speed of community." (Bull Bunn for Salon) "She possessed the hopeful, hopeless courage of the poor, which is perhaps the most appealing of all human qualities…" - Gene Wolfe, from The Shadow of the Torturer
Tag: books
Baedeker
In addition to an unwieldy collection of forks, I have a small collection of these old guidebooks. I first heard of them in A Room with a View, wherein intrepid traveler and lady novelist Eleanor Lavish despises both the books and the tourists who use them– proclaiming every copy should be "flung into the Arno."… Continue reading Baedeker
bits and bobs (and buttons!)
I started re-reading Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, last night (nearly finished), on account of all the hoopla about the animated film on its way. It really is a great story– so many bits of sparkle and sharp points writing. I'm sure the film will be impressive, but I can't help wishing that the "look" of… Continue reading bits and bobs (and buttons!)
dreamfish & timetravel
I've been reading "Winter's Tale" by Mark Helprin. Escaping into a magic, mythic New York covering the turns of two centuries has been a delight. The Lake of the Coheeries is across the river– New Amsterdam frozen in time. It imparts a fierce glitter to all things winter and icy (and allowed me to have… Continue reading dreamfish & timetravel
l i s t m a k i n g
Today I did a drawing of a rutabega (see above). A magic rutabega. (More on why later...) Oh. Oops-- turns out I've been spelling it wrong, according to Mirriam-Webster. It's rutabaga! There is a mighty thunderstorm occurring RIGHT NOW! A beautiful summer storm, following several hours of that tinged purple sky and flashes of heat… Continue reading l i s t m a k i n g
166. Return
This, Blogger™ tells me, shall be my 166th post. It is a cruel thing, returning to a city on the edge of a heat wave, having spent the fullness of a week beneath fairer skies and witness to the Atlantic's infinite recitation upon the shore of a barrier island. Fire, was the island. (Fair Harbor… Continue reading 166. Return
forms & structures
challenges, and opportunities. The fishes' tank water is cloudy, and has been so for a couple of weeks now. Today it appears to be a little better, but I have yet to unravel the mystery of what's causing it. Lately viewing: BBC Brain Story documentary series PBS Guns, Germs and Steel Lately reading: The Alientist,… Continue reading forms & structures
e daggar art: THE MUSEUM 