L. Frank Baum, 1911.

L. Frank Baum writing, circa 1911
L. Frank Baum, 1911.

L. Frank Baum writing, circa 1911
“The spider’s touch, how exquisitely fine! Feels at each thread, and lives along the line.”-Alexander Pope

Spinning

Hemingway in Key West

ARMS AND THE MAN
What a cozy place to hunker down with a book! One needs only to bring a blanket, some reading material, and an open imagination.

Ault Park
Reading aloud to the leaves and branches, whilst optional, is highly encouraged. Words are best, after all, when they are shared.

Pretty flowers

Blue birdhouse

View of the gardens
“I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one.”-Edna St. Vincent Millay
Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Is The Best Thing You’ll See All Day [courtesy HUFF POST BOOKS]
I agree! These men have the Hemingway Grumpy Face down solid.
After seven weeks of sweat and over-thinking every detail, my studio is finally habitable. I promise to give you a piecemeal detour over the coming weeks. Here is a teaser!

Studio door

Arthur Miller, my sixth favourite playwright.
I used my birthday as an excuse to buy a lot of books. I thought about posting a photo of them all together, but did not want to come across as word-greedy (which I totally am). Here is one to get the party started. I love the emotionally compartmentalized, yet aesthetically vivid, cover.

Some works by Henrik Ibsen, my second favourite playwright.