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Carolina’s Diary
Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977), born in a poor Brazilian agricultural area, at the age of seven was given the opportunity by a wealthy woman to go to school. Carolina quickly learned to read and write and dropped out of … Continue reading
Dawn Powell (1896-1965)
Her mother died when she was a little girl. To fill in the void, Dawn kept diaries. Then her father remarried an unpleasant woman who vented her frustrations by destroying everything Dawn had written. A diary is a confident, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Dawn Powell, diary, THE DIARY OF LUZ CORAZZINI
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Rocket Man
Several years ago, I posted about Vigilant Things and the use of everyday objects, by the Yoruba of Nigeria, to create talismans. These talismans are known as aale and they are meant to warn someone with bad intentions to stay … Continue reading
Posted in Plants & Gardening
Tagged aale objects, Batman, Container gardening, La Sussurrata, rucola, talisman, Vertical garden, Vigilant Things, Yoruba culture
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Gaudy Gods
In the Archeological Museum of Paros, there is a statue of Artemis from her sanctuary at the Parian Delion. It’s dated 360 BC and was discovered in 1899. And, like most all of the Greek statues I’ve seen, it’s white. … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Drawings & Paintings, Paros, THE DIARY OF LUZ CORRAZZINI
Tagged Archaeology of Paros, Artemis, Blank Athena, Parian Diary, Parian marble, Paros, statues, white
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Propagation
I collect clippings. Some are from my neighbors but most are secretly stolen from plants I see when taking walks….SNIP SNIP SNIP. Maybe it is A Very Naughty Thing to do. But I prefer to see it as a way … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Health & Healing, Paros, Plants & Gardening
Tagged Bougainvillea, clippings, cuttings, propagation, smiles
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The Narrative Within 