History, Real Life and Faith
Like many people, I viewed the movie Dr. Zhivago with fascination and became an instant fan. I loved the story so much as a fourteen year old, I prefered to remain in our Volkswagen campervan reading Boris Pasternak‘s book, rather than visit the palace of Versailles. I’ve never been back to visit King Louis XIV’s palatial home outside Paris, but…
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I selected purple stock and variagated magenta and white carnations the other day at the grocery store and happily arranged them in a glass vase when I got home. I love stock’s scent and when I stood back to admire the flowers, I thought of Edith Schaeffer. She died Holy Saturday, March 30, at 98 in Switzerland. I buy flowers because of her example; a…
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As mentioned before, we recently visited our “home” church in Groton, Connecticut: Bishop Seabury now-Anglican Church. They were evicted from their church building in early August and decamped to a local hotel for services. We visited on the third Sunday in their new locale. The service was set up in a lovely ball room, padded chairs facing a makeshift altar. The…
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Well, if your aunt asked you to explore the possibility of a painting being the work of a famous painter, what would you do? (See the last post for background). There’s the painting. It has no artist’s signature. It requires a visit to at least New York and possibly Paris. Are you in? Do you want to find out? My…
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How do you tell a real painting by Marc Chagall from a faux? Maybe it’s in what you appreciate–true or not? I stopped to visit my friend Cathleen at the Redwood Gospel Mission where she oversaw special donations to the mission’s thrift shop. A painting on her desk leaned against the wall. “I’ll take it,” I said. I’ve ever said…
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I had no idea Brooklyn, New York, was such a lovely spot. Growing up in southern California, I thought of New York City as an exotic locale of black and white film, bluesy jazz music, glamorous theater and sophisticated books. I’ve visited many times and always have found something new to love. On our most recent trip, we caught up…
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