https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436527 The Flowering Orchard Oldest Daughter - 06/30/14 …and then for no reason she knew, not in response to another’s word or the calling of a child, or a query from the workers, she stopped, and after a moment, she quietly leaned against her rake...
In the Words of Alena, War comes Upon Ukraine & Her Family - За словами Олени, війна йде на Україну та її сім'ю *** On March 9, I received an email from Maxim, one of my closest friends in Ukraine, with a testimony from Alena, his wife, about the invasion and war, and its affects upon her and...
The Clouds Upon our Land There are times, especially when I feel under compulsion to write, when I am being led to think and feel and understand those things which trouble me deeply, and which to me, are wide and profound in their implications, that a certain degree of dread yet peace begins to...
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437853 Venice, from the Porch of Madonna Della Salute Third Granddaughter – 12/11/20 ...and, of course, her grandfather was, let’s say interesting, yes, and funny at times, and, well odd, yes…she’ll stick with that story, but this postcard was...
In the Barren Sands of Loneliness, Isolation & Despair It is wrong to think of the goal of art as only portraying the beautiful to the eye, for that may lead to superficiality, banality, and untruth. For there are many things that are beautiful, yes, but there are for humans, for those...
The Fact that Pizza was Still Being Baked in Kyiv! Про те, що піцу ще пекли в Києві! *** My friend, Matt, who writes a travel blog for his business, traveled to Ukraine and Kyiv where he “live blogged” about his trip. In Kyiv, he visited a seminary to visit a long-time friend of his from Los...
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437121 Postcard Stories are stories actually written on postcards, most from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, usually on both sides of the postcard. The date shown with the story, is the date on the postcard when I wrote it. I process the...
Are There No Clouds in the Sky Above Russia? Чи немає хмар на небі над Росією? I love watching clouds, I always have, because they are beautiful, because they are silent, because they are in motion with the breath of the wind, the breathing of the earth, and because they dissipate, vanish, and...