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Monthly Archives: March 2013
If there is nothing wrong, does that mean it’s all right?
Last Wednesday afternoon, my friend, Danuta, invited me to watch a movie with her. We pulled the blinds and sat on her comfortable sofa mid-day, feeling very decadent. Sometimes, when my children were little, I’d hire a sitter and check … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Musings
Tagged Antonioni, arts, Film, L'Avventura, Michelangelo Antonioni, Monica Vitti, Movies, Wolke Neun
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Facing the inevitable . . . or not
Just after listening on Sunday to the beautiful young woman who lost her entire family with one stroke of nature, a tidal wave, there was a followup interview about the Baba Yaga House in the Paris suburb of Montreuil. A … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged Canada, Health, Independent living, Montreal, Nursing home, Paris, People
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The Wave
Bayswater Beach, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. When I went into my studio this morning, I turned my attention to cleaning up. After a week of intense, passionate, sometimes renetic painting, it was a welcome form of relaxation. As usual for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Friends & Family
Tagged 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Boxing Day, London, Michael Enright, Sonali Deraniyagala, Sri Lanka, Yala
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When I close my eyes
The ice breaking up on the lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. All I see is paint. Big slashes of paint. In all the colors I’ve been using for the past few days. After weeks of reworking older pieces, this week, … Continue reading
Out of the ordinary
Bear River, N.S., originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. This weekend past, I spent a couple of days in magical Bear River, a little village, population 900 (I think), in northern Nova Scotia. The landscape, the people, the spirit, all seduced my … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Friends & Family, Travel
Tagged Bear River, Canada, Flora Doehler, Nova Scotia, Painting, Toronto
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In defense of grumpiness
Writer Peter Frase talked to Jian Ghomeshi on “Q” this Thursday past, defending rude service and how we are slaves to “service with a smile.” In his article, “In Defense of Soviet Waiters”, Peter Frase made the case for rude service … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Musings
Tagged Christmas card, Jian Ghomeshi, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Soviet Union
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