Month: August 2015

August 12, 2015 /

First impressions; a green leafy canopy of trees, great billowing clouds against a soft blue sky, rows of red brick houses, cobbled passages, the most gracious people… And speaking of whom, you must check out something quite fascinating in progress, a book by William Kuhn — historical fiction about Isabella…

August 9, 2015 /

Catherine Nichols has found that submitting her manuscript under a male pseudonym brought her more than eight times the number of responses she had received under her own name. “It’s assumed that women writers will not write anything important – anything truly serious or necessary, revelatory or wise.” “Our work…

August 8, 2015 /
August 8, 2015 /

I don’t know what it is with Hollywood Royalty, but purchasing a palace abroad is commonplace in certain circles. Ireland is a popular spot (John Huston, Roy Disney, etc.)  I don’t know if it has to do with availability or price, but there you have it. I heard a newly…

August 8, 2015 /

Babies, I’m feeling lazy. So this is my mute appreciation of a man from the past who shaped the present, design-wise. For further research contact the University of Texas at Austin: Harry Ransom Center. Norman Bel Geddes (1893-1958) was a visionary stage designer, director, producer, theater architect, industrial designer, producer…

August 1, 2015 /