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Katherine Anne Porter

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Art for Housewives

Katherine Anne Porter was born in Texas in 1890. Her mother died when she was just a child and her father, overwhelmed, dumped his daughter on relatives. So it’s not surprising that Katherine did her best to run away from … Continue reading →

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Today I Found a Poem

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Art for Housewives

It’s been raining every day now for about 10 days. The weather is becoming a serial psycho-killer. So I’m sitting here at the dining room table with the window curtains pulled back trying to squeeze in as much light as … Continue reading →

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Todo es Nada

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Art for Housewives

Françoise Gilot was only 21 years old when she began her 10 year relationship with Picasso, then 61. Was it Dumas who said that if a woman were to know at 20 what she knows at 40, she would live … Continue reading →

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Letters and Books

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Art for Housewives

“The Guersney Literary Club and Potato Peel Society” is a book about the bonding powers of letters and books. The story: writer Juliet Ashton is contacted by Dawsey Adams of The Guersney Literary Club and Potato Peel Society asking for … Continue reading →

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Feeling Groovy

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Art for Housewives

Do you want to feel groovy? Then take the advice of Simon and Garfunkel and “Slow down, you move too fast, you got to make the morning last.” In the age of consumption where we’re all hyped up to consume … Continue reading →

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