Everything is turned upside down at once . . . It is impossible for me to enumerate all the madness . . . in a country that…… Read more “#amreading: p. 266, THE ROMANOVS, 1613-1918”
Month: February 2018
Edvard Munch: A Face in the Crowd
Last year, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art had an exhibit on Edvard Munch. His portraits show faces erased of individual characteristics. THOSE PEOPLE ARE US.…… Read more “Edvard Munch: A Face in the Crowd”
First Sentence, Work-in-Progress
Get up!
p. 154: THE ROMANOVS, 1613 – 1918
Sebag-Montefiore divides his history of the Romanovs into three Acts. Act II, which self began reading over the weekend, is called The Apogee, c. 1700 – 1800.…… Read more “p. 154: THE ROMANOVS, 1613 – 1918”
Still More Faces in the Crowd: Backyard, Redwood City, California
Spring is just around the corner. Buds are beginning to open. Here are a few of her flowers, just “faces in the crowd” : More on their…… Read more “Still More Faces in the Crowd: Backyard, Redwood City, California”
Sentence of the Day: THE ROMANOVS, 1613 – 1918, p. 86
Self is now on p. 86. There have been many great individual sentences. Nevertheless, she must get a move on. It is extremely cold here in the…… Read more “Sentence of the Day: THE ROMANOVS, 1613 – 1918, p. 86”
More Faces in the Crowd
Love this week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge. Self has tons of “faces in the crowd” pictures. TONS. Here are three more: Waterloo Bridge, June 2017 The Louvre,…… Read more “More Faces in the Crowd”
THE ROMANOVS, 1613-1918, p. 52
Hugely enjoying this massive tome, so much so that self took it with her to Black Panther, and kept reading until the theater lights went down. Chapter…… Read more “THE ROMANOVS, 1613-1918, p. 52”
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: BIRDS
Self loves participating in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenges. This week’s challenge is BIRDS. Since self is a writer, she has a lot of books. When she travels,…… Read more “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: BIRDS”
A FACE IN THE CROWD: The Daily Post Photo Challenge, 21 February 2018
This week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is “a face in the crowd.” Self has a lot of pictures of anonymous people, because she travels a lot by…… Read more “A FACE IN THE CROWD: The Daily Post Photo Challenge, 21 February 2018”
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