Discovering, then immersing oneself in a compelling, engaging story is one of the incomparable joys of reading. For me, this often leads to further exploring the “back story” or on to a path that expands the original content beyond its face value. After recently finishing Julia Alvarez’s novel, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents […]
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As Women’s History Month winds down, once again it’s compelling to revisit how far we’ve traveled. The road leading to The Art World is one such subject of much discussion, and inevitably, the touchstone essay, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” is referenced. Written by art historian and critic Linda Nochlin in 1971
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Until recently, the 19th century sculptor Edmonia Lewis, was another largely unknown talent, despite her enormous successes. I discovered her through a webinar presented by Smithsonian Associates and her story and work deserve a closer look. Against the OddsBorn in upstate New York in 1844 to a Native American woman of the Ojibwe tribe and a
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One recent weekend I set out for an overnight stay with my dear friend Nancy. One of many such visits over our years of friendship, it held the guarantee of comfortable familiarity and the certainty of yet another of our food-related pursuits. Cooking together is one of our favorite activities, along with swapping recipes and
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When 2023 rolled around a few weeks ago, I took some time to reflect on the just-finished 365 days of the old year. The leaps of faith I took, what worked, what didn’t. Scanning through my mind’s photo gallery, I started thinking how time can be marked not only by clocks and calendars, or the
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