Enjoying New Year’s Eve with Whistler

Posted on December 31, 2013 by maedez

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket by Whistler, circa 1875

Daily Diversion #184: Christmas Sunrise

Posted on December 26, 2013 by maedez

Christmas Sunrise

Christmas Morning

Happy Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2013 by maedez

Happy Christmas!

Harper’s Bazar, XMAS 1894

“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.”-Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Coming of Father Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2013 by maedez

The Coming of Father Christmas…

The Coming of Father Christmas, Page 17, by Eliza F. Manning

Daily Diversion #183: Ghost Tree

Posted on December 23, 2013 by maedez

I’ve decided to shelve all serious writing for the rest of the year. There is so much life stuff to do: baking, wrapping gifts, cooking, drinking mulled wine, watching holiday movies, and spending time with family and friends. Oh, and organizing my writing schedule and goals for 2014. Fear not! I’ll still be hanging around Ye Olde WordPress, posting easy and feather-light things. Like this:

Ghost Tree

Writers Enjoying Winter, Part One

Posted on December 23, 2013 by maedez

The Fitzgerald Family Celebrating Christmas

Ernest, Hadley, and Jack Hemingway in Schruns, Austria (1925)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle enjoying a ski holiday

Sylvia Plath and Marcia Brown Stern (courtesy Alumnae Association of Smith College)

Daily Diversion #180: Our Holiday Tree, In Negative

Posted on December 20, 2013 by maedez

Our holiday tree, in negative:

Our holiday tree,in negative. I kind of wish it really looked like this…

Bonus points if you can guess the albums on the wall.

Daily Diversion #179: Goin’ to a Party

Posted on December 14, 2013 by maedez

Goin’ to a holiday party. Be back tomorrow.

Christmas Countdown

“I drink to the general joy o’ the whole table.”-William Shakespeare, Macbeth

[A Holiday Shopping Spree for the Bookworm] Bonus Stop: Journal of the Month

Posted on December 13, 2013 by maedez

JOURNAL OF THE MONTH

I’ve been saving this gem for last, and boy was it worth the wait! Journal of the Month is a subscription service-a literary Birchbox, if you will. Each month, you or your lucky gift recipient will receive a new (and surprise!) copy of a participating journal. What a fabulous and thoughtful treasure for the writer in your life. There are six available plans.

GO HERE TO FIND OUT MORE

[A Holiday Shopping Spree for the Bookworm] Seventh Stop: The Unemployed Philosophers Guild

Posted on December 12, 2013 by maedez

THE UNEMPLOYED PHILOSOPHERS GUILD:

I only discovered this site a few days ago [thanks for the intro, Acid Free Pulp], and it was instant love. Although it’s not dedicated to books, the literature section is full of fun, whimsical, affordable items!

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS: