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Daily Diversion #261: Teapot

Posted on April 29, 2015 by maedez

My “new” teapot:

Teapot

Weekly Photo Challenge: Motion

Posted on April 24, 2015 by maedez

The two examples of motion in this photograph are subtly connected:

City Market. Savannah, Georgia.

This is my entry in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Motion.

Daily Diversion #260: Central Park

Posted on April 23, 2015 by maedez

My mom is on a solo birthday-vacation in New York City. She snapped this pic yesterday, on a walk through Central Park. How pretty! How spring-like!

Central Park in springtime!

Daily Diversion #259: Modigliani

Posted on March 29, 2015 by maedez

My newest art treasure:

Second-hand Modigliani print

Daily Diversion #258: Girl About Town

Posted on March 28, 2015 by maedez

My newest old book treasure:

Girl About Town by Katherine Pent

“Mary Gunter always prided herself on being equal to all emergencies. Life had taught her that they appeared round the most unexpected corners. Her own life in particular had been full of them. It had started over a newsagent’s shop off Edgware Road, and her pious hope had been that it would end in a mansion in Mayfair or a large estate in the country.”-Katherine Pent, Girl About Town

Daily Diversion #257: Rainy Day Activities

Posted on March 13, 2015 by maedez

Thursday was beautiful and sunny. Today…well, today is rainy and dreary. Never fear, for I have a plan: lounge around, read, eat some oatmeal, read. Nap. Repeat.

View from my studio window, oatmeal with strawberries, a book about Renoir. Not pictured: napping next to my sweet doggie.

Daily Diversion #256: A Bookish Surprise

Posted on March 8, 2015 by maedez

I was delighted (and flummoxed) to find this book in my mailbox on Friday:

Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon

As it turns out, it was a gift from my dear, sweet momma!

Cannot. wait. to. read. this. book.

Daily Diversion #255: Chuck Has the Right Idea

Posted on March 4, 2015 by maedez

Chuck trying to stay warm

Daily Diversion #254: Oh, Look! A Post About Snow…

Posted on February 23, 2015 by maedez

This is what my Saturday looked like:

Snowy Day: Version #1

Snowy Day: Version #2

Horrible weather for traipsing about? No doubt. Wonderful weather for writing? Indeed!

Daily Diversion #253: Two Charming Robins

Posted on February 18, 2015 by maedez

Two charming robins stopped by the studio for an early afternoon visit. They lured me from my writing, and the cat from her nap. We were both grateful.

Two robins in a snowy tree

“Little Robin Redbreast/Came to visit me/This is what he whistled/Thank you for my tea.”

R.I.P. Norman Lloyd (1914-2021)

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Geoffrey Scott was from a younger generation than the performers I normally write about, but his handsome presence was ubiquitous during my 1980s childhood. From Dynasty to The Love Boat, Night Court, and Battle of the Network Stars, his charisma and acting ability lit up the small screen for decades. He will be missed. Geoffrey […]

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Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic […]

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