Archive for August, 2010
Blog-of-the-Month: Fall Harvest
Fall is harvest time. What’s yours? Pumpkins and gourds? Corn and soybeans? Heart wishes come true? Mine? Since 2006 Pop and I have partnered on “Harvesting: Heritage and Lineage.” This project continues as I trot along after him in Daddy Trailer fashion. Aunt Mim’s (Amelia’s) music from the 1890s to 1920s found a home at [...]
Davide Prete–Lucky meeting at Laumeier Sculpture Park
Architecture, interiors, furniture, sculpture and jewelry…Davide Prete does it all. The elegant simplicity of design links all the work in his impressive portfolio. I met Davide and his wife Juliette at the Laumeier Sculpture Park–96 acres of outdoor sculpture that rivals anywhere in the world. All three of us went there for a Fire Artists [...]
Lady of Leisure in the Central West End, St. Louis
I’ve been spending more and more time with my father on our Illinois homestead working on harvesting: heritage & lineage projects. So, when I’m back in the city for a few days, I bask in being a lady of leisure in one of the most cozy and vibrant neighborhoods in St. Louis: The Central West [...]
De’Joneiro Jones exhibit: “The Monte Carlo Years”
Today at Bar Italia a young man approached our table and hailed my friend: “Mr. La Marque!” He then invited us to his new show at Grand 4140 Gallery. Show: “The Monte Carlo Years” Opening Reception: August 20, 2010 7-10 p.m. Show dates: August 20-September 2010 Phone: 314-351-2929 email: grand4140@att.net website: http://www.grand4140.com
Stan Musial: Greatness in dignity & small kindnesses
Read Gerry Mandel’s “The Man & Me” on his blog “Get a Load of This.” You’ll learn about one of the little stories of small kindnesses that made Stan Musial and great man as well as a great ball player. Then read Sports Illustrated moving article about Stan Musial.
Julia Ann Thompson: 6th anniversary of loss
Each year since Julia’s death in a car crash, August 16, 2004 is a day to pause to remember her in a special way. Here’s what I said for Julia’s fifth anniversary. Each year changes my relationship to this date. The last poem of “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” is “Anniversary.” You can listen to it [...]
Writing Prompt: The Power of Witnessing for One Another
When/if we witness one another? Really were present and listened to each other? Affirmed what takes place? What does it look like? What happens within both people and in the relationship?
Writing prompt: Boomer Centers (Pre-Senior)
If there were centers just for Baby Boomers, what would they look like? What would happen there?
Dinner Party at McDonald’s
After a writer’s meeting where would you want to go? A fancy restaurant with “bistro” in it’s name? A malt shop reminding you of high school? The Woolworth counter? Or…McDonald’s? For the four of us, it was definitely McDonald’s only a few blocks down the street in Alton, Illinois darkness. Safety in numbers with more [...]
Summer: These are a few of my favorite things…
Summer is winding to a close. Kids will be going back to school soon–weeks earlier than when we were kids and in the classroom after Labor Day. What are your favorite things of summer? For me, it’s the ripe peaches and tomatoes of August, swimming and kayaking in natural bodies of water, those summer trips [...]
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