“To create one’s world in any of the arts takes courage.”-Georgia O’Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe on Creating One’s World
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Daily Diversion #358: Russian Apple Cake
If autumn and apples are the perfect couple (and they totally are), then Sharlotka (Russian Apple Cake) is, perhaps, the most delicious expression of that union.
Sharlotka
I baked one yesterday, to accompany the newly cold weather ’round these parts. Even better: the cake is served warm. The leftovers are fantastic, too. (I’m currently eating a slice and drinking a cup of hot Russian tea.)
This Sharlotka is fluffy, light, a bit tart (thanks to Granny Smith apples), and not too sweet; the top is crusty and golden.
Slice of Sharlotka
I use Chef Matt Danko’s recipe (which is actually his dad’s). It’s even tastier than it looks!
Mini Book Haul
On Friday, I bought a few “light” books. I could use a week of reading totally escapist things. How about you?
Small book haul
Because at Least Art is Uplifting
The White Iris (Tina Modotti) by Edward Weston, 1921
Daily Diversion #357: Post-voting Noms…
…at Stauf’s-German Village. I had a chai-der (chai latte/cider combination) and an epic blueberry muffin.
The breakfast of people who did their civic duty
Albert Camus on the Watcher and the Watched
“An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. ‘Can they be brought together?’ This is a practical question. We must get down to it. ‘I despise intelligence’ really means: ‘I cannot bear my doubts.'”-Albert Camus
Daily Diversion #356: Oh, Glorious Autumn!
Oh, glorious autumn!
Counting Down to Halloween with Frank C. Papé Illustrations: #1-Falcon the Hunter
Strictly speaking, these Frank C. Papé illustrations for the Russian Story Book by Richard Wilson (1916) have nothing to do with Halloween, yet there is something about them that brings to mind the holiday. It’s a good enough excuse, right? This is the final post in the series. Enjoy!
#1-“Falcon the Hunter.”
Falcon the Hunter by Frank C. Papé. Source: Wiki Commons. Public Domain.
Paul Valéry on Why a Work is Never Completed
“A work is never completed except by some accident such as weariness, satisfaction, the need to deliver, or death: for, in relation to who or what is making it, it can only be one stage in a series of inner transformations.”-Paul Valéry
Daily Diversion #355: Autumn in the City
Columbus. October 2016.
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 