Thursday, April 16, 2015

My other Atlanta photo obsessions

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An old shed in the back of my neighbor's house... What I like to call ' country in the city .' We've got a lot of that do...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

"Cartoonists: Foot Soldiers of Democracy"

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I went out last night to a screening of a French documentary film about political cartoonists that was organized by the Atlanta Press Club...
Monday, April 06, 2015

Found and lost (Cat streetscape)

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I took this photo (I think of it as 'cat streetscape') in an enclave of artist live-work spaces, off the Beltline , back in 2009. ...
Sunday, April 05, 2015

My neighbor, Art

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I take walks sometimes with my 83-year-old neighbor , Art. A retired chemist born in Chicago to a Swedish mother and a German father, he...
Friday, April 03, 2015

Steps to nowhere

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I've been intrigued for a few years by the sheer number of old steps in Atlanta that lead nowhere. They once led somewhere, to be sure...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Found photos (Southern Italy edition)

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In the age of the digital photo, you 'forget' some of the photos you've taken. Here are some 'found' favorites of Southe...
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Thursday, March 05, 2015

The Book of Moods

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I feel sometimes as though I could write an entire book about my moods. Is everyone this way? Join me as I indulge this fantasy. I could...
Wednesday, March 04, 2015

From the Leo Journal (Nina Simone edition)

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The last two evenings, Leo has jumped up after dinner to say, “Let’s listen to some music.” He runs over to the boom box on a corner book...
Monday, March 02, 2015

Menefreghismo! Yes!

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There's an incredible new nonfiction book by the Economist's John Hooper called The Italians . How do I know it's incredible? ...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Look at that face!

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"Found" dialogue: "Look at that face," he says. "Look at that Mommy face." My two-year-old. Leonardo . ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Nicolette - No Government

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I love this song so much by the British/Nigerian singer, Nicolette . Listening to it, I feel as though I'm committing a crime or telli...
Thursday, February 19, 2015

OK, so I have a thing for trays

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This tray is part of my "Italian tray" collection. Yes, the collection has subcategories. This tray was actually a gift for I...
Friday, February 13, 2015

Sesame Street: Leonardo da Crunchy's "The Muncha Lisa"

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This is what we've been watching this morning. "The Muncha Lisa" ? Oh Lord, too funny. We discovered this video just as we...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

C'era una volta a Firenze

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Più che una libreria, fu una chiesa per i libri. Libreria Condotta was a delightful little bookshop not far from Piazza della Signoria. T...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

My latest dose of Italy

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c/o Il Nostro Inviato (ma certo) . Quasi quasi piglio il libro di Tabucchi e mollo tutto!
Monday, February 09, 2015

Spotted at Blue Ridge and Cleburne (ATL)

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Buongiorno, right back at you!
Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Italian Books Rock! (Bambino edition)

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I recently received one of the most beautiful books I've ever seen. And it wasn't for me (though I quickly appropriated it). Take a...
Friday, January 23, 2015

The other view from my room at Bennington

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When I awoke most mornings at Bennington College this month for my grad school residency, there was a lot of gorgeous, fluffy snow falling ...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

You can put that on my tomb (Robert Frost)

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While I was at Bennington for my grad school residency, I visited the churchyard where Robert Frost is buried. Take a close look. The insc...
Sunday, December 28, 2014

Leo on the Rodin sculpture at the High

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Here's Leo's take on the Rodin sculpture on the front lawn of the High Museum in Atlanta: "He not moving. He not get down....