Bits and Clips for March 2018
I hope you find something enjoyable, heartening, inspiring, educational or motivating in the links below
Month: March 2018
Praying for Strangers (Book Review)
If you are looking for inspiration, or are desiring to jumpstart your practice of prayer, read this book.
Foot Washing Spiritualized
As we follow Jesus’ example of washing our own thought, as well as our outlook on others, we will be cleansed and reborn fresh and new and invincible.
List of Companies Using Genetically Modified Seeds
You would avoid contaminants and corruption in other ways. Please don’t imbibe them in your body.
Meditation on a Grapefruit (Poem by Craig Arnold)
Each year harder to live without. Each year harder to live without.
Ceramic Goblets and Tumblers our Daughter is Working On
Yesterday, I drove our daughter back to school after spring break, and got to see the beginnings of the goblet and tumbler series she is working on in the ceramic’s studio.
Gave My Talk on Abstraction To the Connecticut Pastel Society
Yesterday I had the distinct pleasure of giving my 300 slide Powerpoint talk on Abstraction to the Connecticut Pastel Society.
New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show (Photos)
You can tell by the multitude of photos that we had an awesome time! The orchids were amazing– so many different varieties, and so many!
Before and Again (Book Review)
I can only give it 3 stars, but still is was enjoyable, mostly because it is a story of resilience, and it is wonderful embrace that concept for everyone, anywhere.
Grace Notes #11 (with Photos)
So now I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
Tuna Salad with Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Citrus Dressing
This is a delicious chewy salad, with subtle protein, and pleasant, light flavors.
Apt Analogy: God as Mother (Author Unknown)
– “In a mother’s womb were two babies. One asked the other: “Do you believe in life after delivery?”The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ourselves for what we will be later.” “Nonsense” said the first. “There is no life after delivery. What … Read more
Recent Black and White Photos From Texas and Vermont
Here are my most recent black and white photos, taken during our trip to Texas, and mine to Vermont. I love all the textures and shapes, and the contrast between light and shadow that are highlighted in black and white photographs.
The One-in-a Million-Boy (Book Review)
In all my years going to this book group, we’ve never had a book we all liked and all agreed on… until now. This is that book.
Three New Abstract Paintings in Pastel
Here are three of my most recent abstract paintings in pastel. All three are in one way or another a departure from what I often do.