Elena Shlegel
May 30, 2014
Some days are yellow
Elena Shlegel
May 27, 2014
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All cities are mad, but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful, but the beauty is grim.
Where the Blue Begins, Christopher Morley
May 23, 2014
The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman
Well, Dear Readers, I am so impressed with The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman that I am going to write a series of blog posts about the book and related fairy tales. This is my favorite YA read of 2014. But we will see.
May 20, 2014
Mother Church's garden
One of the first flowers I came to love was the petunia. My grandmother, whom everyone called Mother Church, grew them along with Old Maids, Morning glories, and hollyhocks. As soon as I finish my "heart of the rose" painting, I am doing one of my grandmother's house with the flowers she loved to grow. That painting will be more of my style and what work I am doing since it's a southern landscape and has folk art motifs.
May 8, 2014
Cinderella (1876)
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| Cinderella 1876, colour wood-engraving after W Gunstan |
Originally done by Kronheim and Company for Aunt Louisa's London Toy Book, 1876, design by W. Gunstan. Source: The Classic Fairy Tales by Iona and Peter Opie.
May 3, 2014
Old Blush, a china rose
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| Old Blush, May 2014, from my garden |
Old Blush, read here, is a very old rose. The one I love is the very old china that only blooms once or twice a year, the first time is very beautiful and in May. It's a briar rose that reminds me of Edward Burne-Jones and the many roses in his paintings. This is one plant and it spans over twenty feet in every direction. I asked John today if we could order a couple more. He looked puzzled, probably thinking I was insane, since the garden is getting crowded. But I love the wildness of this plant, it's unruly nature, and the fact that it really doesn't need me. That's my kind of garden. One of the plants that will go in my new garden journal.
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