No matter how far I roam, Dorothy had it right, there’s no place like home. My cats were waiting. The little girl, like a typical kitty, was indifferent to our arrival. The grad student who housesat was her new boyfriend and she wanted him back. But our faithful little boys, among them our Sylvester-like sentry… Continue reading no place like home
Earlier this week, I traveled with a colleague to Paxton House on the border of England. There, I learned more about the family of Alexander Milne, the British Naval Admiral who once permitted Mary Seacole, the famed nurse of mixed race who aided British society during the Crimean War, to board his ship while it was… Continue reading thoughts for the road
I had a packed weekend. The feedback at the Edinburgh and final screening of The Grant Green Story jazz documentary was outstanding. It affirmed so much of what I have been thinking about what’s ahead. Seeing the experiences of the most recorded artist for Blue Note Records, America’s first independent jazz label, depicted onscreen… Continue reading masculinity musings & more
Tea and breakfast sandwich start my day today as I count down the moments to sharing “The Grant Green Story” with others in Edinburgh. There is much for which I feel grateful. It has been a long haul and who knows what’s ahead. Most immediately, always in the back of my mind is the fall… Continue reading musings
Five days until the Edinburgh screening of the documentary and serendipity abounds. While leaving a theatre where I saw “The Beautiful Fantastic,” I walked into a bakery named Greenwood. The proprietor was about to close and offered an extra croissant. I loved the name of her establishment. It has the name green in it. Grant… Continue reading five days…
I saw the Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson’s “Metapmorphosis” exhibit at the Reykjavik Museum of Photography. My interest in landscape and urban history was satiated by his way of showing the beauty in the worn down and forgotten. What touched me the most, however, were the photographs in the adjacent “small world” exhibit. Images of people from Kenya, Iceland,… Continue reading musings
Preparing to leave Iceland in a few days. Today, my fellow artists and friends at Textilsetur had lunch together. I was initially tired as I stayed up late to watch this beautiful sunset. And then I realized I was also tired because I was dehydrated. But I am also energized by the experiences had here.… Continue reading time for hellos and goodbyes (for now)
