It was a Sunday afternoon and I could edit my essay on XML in the Library System or take my kids to a matinee at our local film theater, the Vogue Cinema. I got my priorities settled fairly quickly and grabbed the kids. A half hour on country roads and we are in quiet little … Continue reading Let’s Go to the Cinema!
Art
Found on Facebook – Murmuration
A beautiful video made by Sophie Windsor Clive and a friend as they paddle into a murmuration of starlings, masses of diving and flying birds take over the sky. The video, on Vimeo, makes your heart soar; at times the tiny specks seem to make up whorls of fingerprints or swirling storms. Please watch it … Continue reading Found on Facebook – Murmuration
Body Image, Nude Modeling and A Woman of Middle Age
When I was twenty and had a fabulous figure I worked as an artist’s model while studying at school. As a shy young girl I was embarrassed by my womanly body that brought me unwanted attention. Blossoming into a woman I transformed from a quiet plain-faced kid to a woman with long legs and pretty … Continue reading Body Image, Nude Modeling and A Woman of Middle Age