We live in what used to be a distinct small town outside of Baltimore. In the 18th century Richard Caton, the son-in-law of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the longest-living signer of the Declaration of Independence, was commissioned to develop a tract of land along an old Indian trail that became a major road to the [...]
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Catonsville
Posted in Catonsville, Personal, tagged celebration, Frederick Road, July 4th, town on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Birthday celebration
Posted in Personal, food, tagged birthday, celebration, Greek, mezze on June 29, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Last night Ernie and I celebrated my birthday by going out to dinner, a rare event for us. But first I opened my gift–two courses from The Teaching Company: Particle Physics for the the Non-Physicist and String Theory, The DNA of Reality.
Ernie and me, ready to go.
At 71
We went to a [...]
I got a little more done yesterday.
Posted in Stitching, crazy patchwork, goldwork, hand embroidery, tagged back, floral, seam treatment on June 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I thought I would show you the back of this block so far. All the gold metal threads that cannot be stitched through the fabric have to be couched in place, each little piece. Then the two ends have to be sunk through the fabric with a big crewel needle and anchored with stitches on [...]
Progress report
Posted in Stitching, crazy patchwork, goldwork, hand embroidery, tagged center patch, S, seams on June 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Meanwhile, I have made a little progress on my S block. I won’t tell you how many hours this small amount of work took. Here’s the center patch, finished.
And here are a few more details–some basic seam coverings and a flower motif.
Continuing the discussion of the feminine
Posted in Personal, essays, family, tagged feminine, feminism, Luke on June 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For those of you who are interested, you can read my 17-year-old grandson’s response to my essay here:
lukes-response
The IB classes he refers to are International Baccalaureate courses.
Feminine
Posted in Personal, essays, family, tagged essay, feminine, grandson on June 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When my grandson asked me what the feminine qualities mean to me, I responded that I had been thinking, reading, and writing about this topic since I was 14. It has been a big issue in my life. So I wrote him a short essay in response.
WHAT THE FEMININE MEANS TO ME
When I was [...]
Devotional chanting
Posted in family, spirituality, tagged chanting, Geoff, Gina Sala, mbira, tablas on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On this video clip of Gina Sala leading devotional chanting, you can see my son Geoff accompanying her on the tablas (drums). This chant is “The One I Love Lives Inside of You.”
And here’s Geoff playing the mbira–African thumb piano.
For Father’s Day Patti came from Philadelphia for a visit and brought a bottle of single malt Scotch and some pictures.
Here are Patti, her daughter Melissa, and granddaughters Aly and Lilly.
More family stitchery
Posted in Personal, family, hand embroidery, tagged Patti on June 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Good heavens, I forgot the pieces made by our daughter Patti. In 1972 Ernie and I spent ten days at Pipestem State Park, which had just opened in a spectacular location in the mountains of southern West Virginia. After we showed Patti this picture (or told her about it) of the trail that led directly [...]
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