Daily Diversion #206: White Squirrel

Posted on May 27, 2014 by maedez

A white squirrel, as seen from our upstairs bathroom window:

White Squirrel

It loves frolicking in our solitary backyard tree.

Celebrate Rachel Carson’s Birthday with This Google Doodle

Posted on May 27, 2014 by maedez

Rachel Carson Google Doodle

So, I Wanted to Buy a Couple of Books for My Upcoming Road Trip…

Posted on May 26, 2014 by maedez

I love a good bargain book. Yesterday I went into Half Price Books thinking that I’d pick up a volume or two for my upcoming road trip. You can blame their storewide 20% off sale for my, um, enthusiastic results.

Book and Magazine Pile

Art Books

Magazines

Miscellaneous Books

DETAILS:

Renoir: His Life, Art, and Letters by Barbara Erlich White
Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of Peter Paul Rubens by Mark Lamster
History of Art (Second Edition) by H.W. Janson
Vogue Australia April 2010
Marie Claire April 2014
Allure April 2014
The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Keystone: The Life and Clowns of Mack Sennett by Simon Louvish
Doctor Who: The Complete Guide by Mark Campbell
The Times We Had: Life with William Randolph Hearst by Marion Davies
Nero Wolfe: The Mother Hunt by Rex Stout

TOTAL: $19.09

Tell me in the comments about your most recent book bargain!

Shopping for the Bookworm: B is for Brontë, Anne

Posted on May 24, 2014 by maedez

B is for Brontë, Anne

Anne Brontë Mixed Media Necklace by Sarah Wood Jewelry. $32.00

Characters in Art: Lady Macbeth

Posted on May 23, 2014 by maedez

Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth by John Singer Sargent, 1889

“Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t.”-Lady M

Daily Diversion #205: Afternoon Noir

Posted on May 22, 2014 by maedez

With the right light and a black and white filter, almost anything can have a film noir aura. All that’s missing here is a striking set of gams and a wisp of cigarette smoke.

Fan

Bed

Book

Fan Again

[Book Nerd Links] Literary Links for a Dull Wednesday

Posted on May 21, 2014 by maedez

LEGO Undershaw [courtesy Sherlock Holmes Books]
20 Great Biographies of Famous Authors [courtesy Flavorwire]
Subscribe Now, Get a Vintage Issue from 1959 [courtesy The Paris Review]
Romanian Historian Radu Florescu Dies at 88 [courtesy Huff Post Books]

Books in Art: Die Lesenden by Robert Breyer, 1909

Posted on May 20, 2014 by maedez

Die Lesenden by Robert Breyer, 1909

Lather, poem by Alicia Austen (Magnetic Poetry Kit Poem)

Posted on May 19, 2014 by maedez

Check out my (magnetic poetry) poem “Lather” on Silver Birch Press’ blog!

Silver Birch Press

NOTE: Yesterday, we blogged about the Magnetic Poetry Kit and included a link where you could create a magnetic poem online. We also asked people to send us their magnetic poems so we could feature them on our blog. Alicia Austen rose to the occasion and is the first to forward her Magnetic Poetry Kit poem. Thank you Alicia!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alicia Austen is a writer, editor, and rebel-creative. She currently resides in the Queen City (aka Cincinnati), where she can usually be found drinking tea, listening to punk rock, and reading out-of-print books. Visit her blog at onetrackmuse.com.

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