Monthly Archives: September 2014

Edmonton That’s my last Premier painted in the Leg Looking as if she were alive. I call That piece of work a blunder now: Her painter’s hands Worked busily a day, and there she sits. Will’t please you stand and look … Continue reading →

Maya. Colville-influenced selfie–reflection in picture window, Bighorn Meadows Resort, Radium, B.C. Golf course, lake and mountains in background.

you are the waterfall of my life a never-ending cascade beneath the wide turner skies the female voice that sings of canyon the sage and brush of our topography you are the stars wheeling high above the joshua tree of … Continue reading →

When you spend a fair bit on and spend a fair chunk of time buying, planting, and caring for flowers, you hate to see them ‘go’ early in September. And always, there is a choice. To preserve some natural beauty … Continue reading →

means having three animal friends (a giraffe, a small ball-shaped panda, and a newly-acquired cat) you carry about, making them part of your life, even sleeping with them in your crib and telling them about your day. Innocence means having your … Continue reading →

1st editions. American Literature.

From the ’50s and ’60s. The most recent one is the second right from the right on the bottom row–the late Paul Newman’s excellently-directed 1987 movie production starring his wife Joanne Woodward, John Malkovich, Karen Allen, and James Naughton. This … Continue reading →

Some of the more interesting paperback and 1st ed. dust-jacket-hardbounds. I also own an incredibly rare LP of him reading stories, a video bio, a lid from a box of Steinbeck Country Produce Iceberg Lettuce (shades of East of Eden), … Continue reading →

These are the jackets for the 11 LPs (also available on CD–sample disc on lower right) that Thomas recorded for Caedmon. (He was their first performer who was invited to read by the two Caedmon women-founders.) All of the LPs and … Continue reading →

The Years–U.S. 1st ed. Paper Darts–illustrated collection of her correspondence Orlando–audio read by Tilda Swinton (who portrayed Orlando in movie version) A Room of One’s Own–audio read by Claire Bloom TIME magazine cover and article 1930s at time The Years published … Continue reading →