I submitted an entry for the member exhibition at the Arts Council. Just a few days later, I found that my piece was accepted, and will get some kind of recognition at the Jan. 4, 2025 awards event. This is the first time I’ve entered an exhibit with something that was not a piece ofContinue reading “Humboldt Area Arts Council 2024 Member Exhibition”
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Election 2024–Note to Self
Quick! Before you completely forget what you felt when you first knew the election results, sit down and write down the first things that popped into your head. At the end, add a couple of thoughts you’ve had since. We’ll come back and read these in a few years and see what we think. IContinue reading “Election 2024–Note to Self”
Morris Graves Art Museum, Junque Arte 2024
My favorite piece in last year’s Junque Arte exhibit was “The Little Library of Banned Books,” a sculpture made entirely of reused, recycled materials, mostly books. It clearly showed the arbitrary nature of banned books. The artist who made it described the little library outside her own house and the number of times it wasContinue reading “Morris Graves Art Museum, Junque Arte 2024”
Food and Culture in Sacramento
In the opening photo above, you should notice the tall buildings of the business district of Sacramento, the low, gray bulk of the Crocker Museum in the trees along the far bank of the river, and the rider on the jet ski who was swirling up and down the river as we watched. There’s SacramentoContinue reading “Food and Culture in Sacramento”
Historic Sacramento
Sacramento would be a lovely place to live if only they could do something about the weather. It’s October, yet the late afternoon temperature has hit 100 degrees about half of our days here. People quickly learn to get out early and finish walking the dog, taking a stroll, jogging (if they must), because byContinue reading “Historic Sacramento”
Clocker’s Corner
I didn’t think about horses when we were invited to meet up for breakfast the morning after my nephew’s wedding. I was unaware that it is possible to stroll from the Le Meridien Hotel to the track at Santa Anita, either. I wasn’t staying at the wedding hotel, so I followed GoogleMaps to Clocker’s Corner,Continue reading “Clocker’s Corner”
How to Throw a Wedding
My nephew Cy and his fiancee Yessenia got married in the Los Angeles area over this past weekend. It was a small wedding, about 60 guests. The families didn’t know each other well. It could have been a quiet, polite, and only slightly dutiful wedding, yet few of us have ever been to such aContinue reading “How to Throw a Wedding”
Local Color: The Eureka Street Art Festival
This week, the Eureka Street Art Festival has painters in place at fifteen localities around town, working on new murals. We spent the afternoon driving around town looking at most of the murals indicated on the map for the event. Painters have through the weekend to complete their work, and as a result, there wereContinue reading “Local Color: The Eureka Street Art Festival”
Two Weeks in Paris
I love Paris. Right now we’re enjoying two solid weeks of Paris sights, boat rides, parades, and fun. We’re watching the Olympic Summer Games, 2024. A few weeks ago, we decided that we wanted to see a lot of the Olympic events, and found that a subscription to Peacock+ would get us access to allContinue reading “Two Weeks in Paris”
The Sweetness of Spring
We haven’t traveled this year, and though I was disappointed at first, I have made peace with staying home. Though best known for marijuana cultivation, Humboldt County’s climate is perfect for flowers. Not only do blossoms appear early in February, they continue through June. I am amazed by the range of flowers that grow profuselyContinue reading “The Sweetness of Spring”
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