Category Archives: Books

Santayana’s Sense of Beauty

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Art for Housewives

My studio is near Rome’s Verano Monumental Cemetery. The “monumental” refers to the numerous monuments honouring the deceased within the cemetery’s walls. Verano is often referred to as “un museo all’aperto”—an open air museum full of sculptures. But it’s also … Continue reading →

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The Turning Point

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Art for Housewives

The Grey Cloud keeps following me. So, when I came across an article regarding Victor Frankl and Man’s Search for Meaning, I wrapped my eyes around it. Frankl writes about his experience at Auschwitz because it was here that he … Continue reading →

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Two Plants in a Pot

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Art for Housewives

If you water one, you water the other. As part of my research regarding women involved in the arts neglected by history, I continue to ready essays by Alice Meynell (1847-1922). However, reading Alice, I realize that the past is … Continue reading →

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Janan’s Handkerchief

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Art for Housewives

  (to be continued…from STORYBOOK ©… The Catalogue) -30-

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Horseriding Books

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Art for Housewives

The Depression left some areas in the U.S. more devastated than others. Lorena Hickcock, journalist and intimate friends with Eleanor Roosevelt, travelled to the Appalachia and witnessed the desperation and the struggle for survival. Eleanor, who felt education was a … Continue reading →

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