Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1868
The Yellow Book: April 15th, 1894. Cover art by Aubrey Beardsley. This framed print hangs in my studio.
The Yellow Book, April 1894
A random image taken on the fly during my visit home last month. Something about the juxtaposition turned on my imagination. Don’t ask me to explain-I just liked the combination and slightly skewed composition of totally unrelated objects that somehow, through an alchemy of memory, beauty, and wishful thinking, made perfect sense.
Cityscape
I’m utterly fascinated by photographs of people reading. Always have been-well, as far back as I remember. For me, life is largely about words: it’s no wonder that I love reading culture in all of its odd facets. On the flip side, I have a history of becoming temporarily addicted to a newly discovered Tumblr blog. I’ll read the entire archive in one sitting, rapturously inform my husband of this new pet favourite like the nerd-girl I am, only to forget about it for months, if not years, to come. Today, I make this pledge: the cycle stops now, with Awesome People Reading.
Go here to find out why. You can thank me later.
Lillian Gish Reads (A Romance of Happy Valley, 1919). From Awesome People Reading.
Zizi isn’t reading in this picture, but she is lounging on the arm of the comfiest chair in my studio-library.
Look at those eyes!
“I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.”-Jean Cocteau
W.H. Auden Quote
25 Writers on the Importance of Libraries [courtesy of Flavorwire]
Amen. Be sure to come back and let me know your favourite quote!
Since I do not own a copy of Dorothy L. Sayers: The Centenary Celebration, this entry qualifies as a bonus review.
“I don’t know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.”-E.B. White
Chicken condo
T.S. Eliot reading The Waste Land.
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 