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Category Archives: Beauty
The Wisdom That Does Not Cry
Wisdom is not a monopoly held only by adults. There is so much we can learn from the deep wisdom of very young children. May we stoop from our greater height, bend our ear close, and listen. Continue reading
IndigoNation
Nothing compares with this dye’s ability to capture the blues of nature—a midnight sky, early dawn, or an impression of the sea. It can also define a mood—of melancholy, of mystery in the dark hues, or joy and vitality in lighter … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Courage, Creativity, Dance, Freedom, Happiness, Ideas, Op/Ed Thoughts, The Arts, Wonder
Tagged blue, Cher, Concerning the Spiritual in Art, Duke Ellington, I Voted, I've Got You Babe, Indignation, indigo, Isaac Newton, Kadinsky, Mood Indigo, Philip Roth, Sonny Bono, the color blue, The Seattle Asian Art Museum, Wassily Kandinsky
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Signs of the Times
Wherever I go, I have taken photos of signs and other public communication devices that have grabbed my attention for their brazen wackiness, weird points of view, or kernels of wisdom. Here are my favorites. Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Beauty, Courage, Creativity, Happiness, Ideas, Knoxville, Love, Screen, Style, Travel, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Berea College, British suffragettes, Kentucky, Knoxville, Knoxville Zoo, Lexington, London, Marilyn Monroe, pigeons, Seattle, St. Martin, Suffragettes, Tennessee, The Tube, UNICEF
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A Man of Value
Values over riches, people over things: remembering my father and dealing with the grief. Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Beauty, Blooming, Childhood, Creativity, Dementia, Family, Freedom, Happiness, Ideas, Knoxville, Love, Music, Tribute, Writing
Tagged Anderson Cooper, CNN, Einstein, Gloria Vanderbilt, grief, Knoxville, loss, Stephen Colbert, Thanksgiving, The University of Tennessee, Toyota of Knoxville
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Blooming Out of Season
Nearly a decade ago I planted two camellias in container pots just outside the front door of our home. I never thought they would live for long–in containers, mind you– in the mercurial climate of East Tennessee. But my sister, … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Backyard Nature, Beauty, Blooming, Dance, Happiness, Ideas, John Irving, Music, Op/Ed Thoughts, Stage, Women
Tagged Billie Holiday, Blooming, Camellias, Carmen McRae, Growing, Happiness, Maria Cole, Nat King Cole, Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark, Netflix, New Year, Stanley's Greenhouse, Winter
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Backyard Excavation
After 15 years in a house we loved but that had grown too large for us, we decided to downsize and drag fewer possessions through life. We wanted to move to an area (1) we could afford, (2) in a … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Backyard Nature, Beauty, Family, Freedom, Happiness, Home, Ideas, Knoxville, Love, Music
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Taking Along Our Ghosts
When I was young, I saw the 1979 movie “Being There” starring Peter Sellers in his most provocative role as Chance, a simple, uneducated man who grew up and tended the garden on a great estate, and had never been … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Backyard Nature, Beauty, Courage, Creativity, Freedom, Friends, Ideas, Love, Screen, The Arts, Wonder
Tagged Antietam, Being There, Chance the Gardener, Chancellorsville, Chauncey Gardener, Confederate widows, Hana, Juliette Binoche, Lazlo de Almasy, Miramax Films, Peter Sellers, Ralph Fiennes, The Civil War, the Confederacy, The English Patient, The North, The South, The Union
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Daddy’s Mountain Roots
Since my father passed away in early December last year, I have been considering what tree I should plant to celebrate the person he was, in gratitude for the life and values he gave me, and to remember the unconditional … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Blooming, Family, Home, Op/Ed Thoughts, Tribute
Tagged Dr. Sue Hamilton, Southern, Southern Living, Stanley's Greenhouse, sunny side up, Sweet Tea Mountain Gordlinia, trees
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Love, Honor, and Compassion
Grandfather, Sacred One, teach us love, compassion, and honor that we may heal the earth and heal each other. ~ Native American Ojibwa Prayer Perhaps growing up poor gave me a natural affinity for Native Americans and other people who were … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Beauty, Books, Childhood, Courage, Family, Freedom, Friends, Ideas, Love, Op/Ed Thoughts, Photography, Women, Writing
Tagged Buchenwald, Civil War, compassion, East Tennessee, homo sapiens, honor, Jacques Lusseyran, love, Marshall Plan, Marye's Heights, Native Americans, Ojibwa, the Confederacy, tribalism, tribes, Vivian Maier, World War II
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My Winking Valentine
Yesterday I went to see Daddy who was sitting in the chair of his transitional care unit (TCU) room at the hospital. TCU, yes, but not the university located in Ft. Worth, Texas. With his brand new hip and Mama … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Beauty, Courage, Dementia, Family, Happiness, Love, Music
Tagged Daddy, Dementia, foot surgery, Lorenz Hart, love, My Funny Valentine, Richard Rodgers, winking
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