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Daily Diversion #455: Another Wee Flower

Daily Diversion #454: Wee Purple Flowers

Posted on March 19, 2021 by maedez

These little beauties bloomed overnight in our driveway. I love them!

[Book Nerd Links] Vita Sackville-West, J.J. Phillips, Gerda Taro and Natasja Sadi

Posted on May 1, 2020 by maedez

The Fabulous Forgotten Life of Vita Sackville-West [THE PARIS REVIEW]
Re-Covered: A Black Female Beat Novel from the Sixties [THE PARIS REVIEW]
Gerda Taro. The Girl with the Leica [DAILY ART MAGAZINE]
A Feast of Flowers [THE CUT]

Vita Sackville-West (circa 1926)

Daily Diversion #406: Frame of Flowers

Posted on August 11, 2018 by maedez

Schiller Park

Weekly Photo Challenge: Transient

Posted on June 21, 2017 by maedez

This is my response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Transient.

Lovely little roses

Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus

Posted on June 14, 2017 by maedez

This is my response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus.

Inniswood Metro Gardens. May 2017.

Flowers for a Cold(ish) Day

Posted on November 24, 2015 by maedez

Flowers in a glass vase, study by John Constable, circa 1814.

Daily Diversion #277: Wee Flower

Posted on September 22, 2015 by maedez

A wee flower plucked from my grandma’s garden:

Wee Flower. 19 September 2015.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Grid

Posted on September 18, 2015 by maedez

This is my response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Grid.

Pan and Tulips. Kingwood Center.

Daily Diversion #263: Flowering Tree

Posted on June 3, 2015 by maedez

I cannot know, yet, whether or not I will miss this tree after we move. Since it is one of the only poetic things about our current neighborhood, I’m leaning towards yes. Time will tell.

Flowering Tree in the Backyard

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

Norman Lloyd, long a personal favorite of mine, was a fascinating man and performer. Norman Lloyd Dead [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

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 […]

Kirk Douglas: 1916-2020

[2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon] But Baby Think of Me Once in Awhile: On Andy Travis as Television’s Best (and Hunkiest) Boss

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 […]

Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!

This is one of my favorite events of the year, and not just because I’m the co-hostess. It’s simply that good. And fun. Oh, so much fun! Here’s my original announcement. ANNOUNCING THE 2019 REEL INFATUATION BLOGATHON I hope you’ll join us!