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A fresh look for the studio and studio entry hall: changed the paint from white to a color that I call Billy Grey. The look varies depending on time of day and light source; so far, it’s always calm and pleasing, and plays well with the framed artwork.
The birds they sang
At the break of day
Start again
I heard them say
Don’t dwell on what
Has passed away
Or what is yet to be
Yeah the wars they will
Be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again
Bought and sold
And bought again
The dove is never free
Ring the bells (ring the bells) that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything (there is a crack in everything)
That’s how the light gets in
We asked for signs
The signs were sent
The birth betrayed
The marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood
Of every government
Signs for all to see
I can’t run no more
With that lawless crowd
While the killers in high places
Say their prayers out loud
But they’ve summoned, they’ve summoned up
A thundercloud
And they’re going to hear from me
(Ring, ring, ring, ring)
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything (there is a crack in everything)
That’s how the light gets in
You can add up the parts
You won’t have the sum
You can strike up the march
There is no drum
Every heart, every heart to love will come
But like a refugee
(Ring, ring, ring, ring)
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything (there is a crack in everything)
That’s how the light gets in
Ring the bells that still can ring (ring the bells that still can ring)
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything (there is a crack in everything)
That’s how the light gets in
That’s how the light gets in
That’s how the light gets in
Anthem
Leonard Cohen (1934 – 2016)
Tags: election 2016, leonard cohen
Yes, I’m named after that Mina!
Tags: Bram Stoker, Dracula, Halloween, Mina Murray
Tags: black cat, cat, charles dickens, dickens
New from the USPS – Gene would have insisted these be on all correspondence!
Rubber City Prints Dog Days of Summer
August 14th | noon – 4 p.m.
Dog Days of Summer is an annual event where pets can make prints – at Rubber City Prints pets are family too!
Come to our 2nd Annual Fundraiser & Printmaking Extravaganza and take away framed Pet Paw Prints, Pet Art Raffle Prizes! Enjoy the photo booth and doggie play area with treats, cool pool and and toys! All proceeds of this event go to support public art programming for all ages. Rubber City Prints is a non-profit organization.
Tags: basset hound, paw prints, printmaking, Rubber City Prints
Special bags to fill with good memories . . .
All of Lori Dooley’s coffee bag totes are fun and practical, but, in this case, they are also heartwarming. Each one of a kind sack is trimmed and lined with one of Dad’s shirts – four versions in all, one for each of his daughters! Lori’s work can be viewed of purchased on etsy at dooleydipity.etsy.com
This morning’s golden tortoise beetle sighting was the first in a long time. The following was written when I first discovered these elusive insects a number of years ago:
The Beetle and the Bindweed
September 7, 2009
This summer’s garden seems to have had a unifying theme: beauty and the beasties, with a subtext of appearance and deception. Even the bindweed, which spent the month of July wheedling its way into the perennial and vegetable beds and tried to disguise itself among the clematis, provided a backdrop for some garden magic. This bit of enchantment appeared in the guise of the golden tortoise beetle, Charidotella sexpunctata bicolor. In a true sleight of hand performance, what appears initially as a drop of molten gold disappears the moment it is disturbed, replaced by an insect looking much like a nondescript, drab ladybug. Catching sight of a golden tortoise beetle was compensation enough for tolerating a few weeds.
From the attic to the basement, we gathered all manner of decor, collectibles, kitsch and wannabe kitsch, toys, household and holiday items and more – most of which found new homes! First garage sale ever.
