Years ago, when I was at a different crossroads in my life, a colleague suggested I read a book by one of her former students. The book was Shay Youngblood’s A Black Girl in Paris. As the title suggests, it’s about a young American woman who packs her bags and moves to the City of [...]
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Speaking of Butterflies: Shay Youngblood’s Black Girl in Paris
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, tagged Black Girl in Paris, Shay Youngblood on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rediscovery: The Africa Diaries
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, tagged Africa, Beverly Joubert, Derek Joubert, Photography, wildlife on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not to be cliche, but I have indeed always dreamed of traveling to Africa. To this day, I remember as a child watching on network television shows like Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and National Geographic. At first I wanted to be one of the researchers on the ground studying the animals and the people. [...]
More Golden Books!
Posted in Books I Love, tagged golden books, bunnies, children's illustrated books on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Found at a used book store for .25 each!
A Few of My Favorite Photographers
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged nature, Photography on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Art Wolfe http://www.artwolfe.com/
Jim Brandenburg http://www.jimbrandenburg.com
Ansel Adams www.anseladams.com
Gregory Colbert www.ashesandsnow.org
A Lovely Find at Boston Book Festival: The Meaning of Flowers
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, books, flowers, nature on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I picked up this beautiful coffee table book at the Boston Book Festival this past weekend. I got it for a steal, at about $3, though the normal bookstore price is about $45. If you can’t find a copy, see if your library can get it for you. Stunning artwork in brilliant colors. I’m still [...]
A Lovely, Lovely Find: Voice from Afar
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, tagged children's book, nature, peace on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Winter Project: Rediscovering Patricia McKillip
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, tagged children's book, Patricia McKillip on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As a child I was shy. In elementary schools, I often spent time by myself in the library, roaming through the stacks. The librarians took pity on me. Sometimes, one of them would catch my eyes, smile at me and say softly, “Come with me.” She’d take me to a magical place — the [...]
“A New and Sturdy World”
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, tagged Annie Dillard, horsepower, sunlight on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On this brisk, rainy morning, I rose and made a pot of coffee. I sat down at my kitchen table with Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. I randomly opened the small volume and my eyes fell on the following words.
“There is a muscular energy in sunlight … “
She goes on to describe horsepower generated [...]
I Wonder Why?
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, tagged children's book, I Wonder Why, M. T. Penny Ross, vintage on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I do wonder why … all the time. Which is probably why I picked up the children’s book of the same title this past weekend. I paid a little bit more than I usually do for vintage children’s books, about $10, but I think it was a good investment. The illustrations are lovely and quirky [...]
A Lovely Surprise Find: The Illustrations of Katherine Sturges Dodge
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, tagged children's book, color, How Sing Found the World is Round, Katherine Sturges Dodge, Sydney Reid, Volland on September 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This weekend, I chanced upon a beautiful little book called How Sing Found the World is Round by Sydney Reid. It was published by Volland in the early part of the twentieth century. You can read more about Volland here: http://www.loganberrybooks.com/juvcat-volland.html
The illustrator is Katherine Sturges Dodge, the mother of Hilary Knight who is the illustrator [...]
