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Daily Diversion #262: Spring Flowers

Posted on May 7, 2015 by maedez

Flowers at Kingwood Center Gardens. Mansfield, Ohio.

View from My Studio

Posted on May 4, 2015 by maedez

This is the view from my writing studio:

Old Apartment House

It’s what I see when I look up from my desk, and has been for nearly two years.

Will I miss it when we move? I’ll know in a couple of months.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Intricate

Posted on May 2, 2015 by maedez

Floor at the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum/William Scarbrough House and Gardens. Savannah.

This is my entry in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Intricate.

Daily Diversion #261: Teapot

Posted on April 29, 2015 by maedez

My “new” teapot:

Teapot

Weekly Photo Challenge: Motion

Posted on April 24, 2015 by maedez

The two examples of motion in this photograph are subtly connected:

City Market. Savannah, Georgia.

This is my entry in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Motion.

Daily Diversion #260: Central Park

Posted on April 23, 2015 by maedez

My mom is on a solo birthday-vacation in New York City. She snapped this pic yesterday, on a walk through Central Park. How pretty! How spring-like!

Central Park in springtime!

Daily Diversion #259: Modigliani

Posted on March 29, 2015 by maedez

My newest art treasure:

Second-hand Modigliani print

Daily Diversion #258: Girl About Town

Posted on March 28, 2015 by maedez

My newest old book treasure:

Girl About Town by Katherine Pent

“Mary Gunter always prided herself on being equal to all emergencies. Life had taught her that they appeared round the most unexpected corners. Her own life in particular had been full of them. It had started over a newsagent’s shop off Edgware Road, and her pious hope had been that it would end in a mansion in Mayfair or a large estate in the country.”-Katherine Pent, Girl About Town

Daily Diversion #257: Rainy Day Activities

Posted on March 13, 2015 by maedez

Thursday was beautiful and sunny. Today…well, today is rainy and dreary. Never fear, for I have a plan: lounge around, read, eat some oatmeal, read. Nap. Repeat.

View from my studio window, oatmeal with strawberries, a book about Renoir. Not pictured: napping next to my sweet doggie.

[Alternative Muses] Writerly Style: This Photo of Solita Solano Has Everything…

Posted on March 10, 2015 by maedez

…hair, makeup, clothes, attitude, and personality.

Portrait of Solita Solano by Berenice Abbott, circa 1920

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]

R.I.P. Geoffrey Scott

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!