The determined-looking Henrik Ibsen, one of my favourite playwrights, was born on 20 March 1828.
Henrik Ibsen, circa 1870
QUOTE: “It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life.”
SOME WORKS: Peer Gynt; A Doll’s House; Ghosts; The Wild Duck; The Lady from the Sea; Hedda Gabler.
A KEEPSAKE:
Henrik Ibsen quote mug by Marthe Pinaire. $12.00
Huff Post Books interviews skateboard designer Michael Sieben about his illustrations for a new edition of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I think his work is whimsical, refreshing, and exquisite.
New ‘Wizard of Oz’ Cover : Designer Michael Sieben Interview [courtesy Huff Post Books]
Be sure to come back and share your impressions in the comment section.
“Spring drew on…and a greenness grew over those brown [garden] beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope traversed them at night, and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.”-Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
Spring by Alfons Mucha, 1896
Orchard in Spring by Alfred Sisley, 1881
Springtime Landscape by Béla Iványi-Grünwald, circa 1910
Spring Garden by Ervin Plány, circa 1907-1909
Miles Davis Quote Poster
Henry Miller Quote Poster
Walt Whitman by G. Frank E. Pearsall, 1872
Edna St. Vincent Millay reading Recuerdo.
“May your blessings outnumber/The shamrocks that grow,/And may trouble avoid you/Wherever you go.” Irish Blessing
My husband is a Scotsman and I am an English-German lass, but today we donned the green and got our Irish on.
My kilted hottie honey.
Getting my green on.
St. Patrick’s Day
Here’s part two, just for you and you and you. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
James Joyce quote leather bookmark by Mesa Dreams. $20.00
George Moore print by Edouard Manet at Hilo Books. $5.00
…and walked out with only 3 books!
Silent Movies
I’ve wanted this book since it first hit shelves 5 years ago. Continue reading
8 Writers Over 80 [courtesy Book Riot]
Note to self: you are never too old to improve as a writer. Growth is a lifelong process.
I like the spirit behind this list, I just wish the writer was more precise with his dates and math. I’m prickly that way.
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