Tom draws art and leaves art behind.

Tom draws art and leaves art behind.

A Path in the Woods

I don’t trust the truth of memories
because what leaves us
departs forever
There’s only one current of this sacred river
but I still want to remain faithful
to my first astonishments
to recognize as wisdom the child’s wonder
and to carry in myself until the end a path
in the woods of my childhood
dappled with patches of sunlight
to search for it everywhere
in museums in the shade of churches
this path on which I ran unaware
a six-year-old
toward my primary mysterious aloneness

(Anna Kamienska, in A New Name, translated by Grazyna Drabik and David Curzon)

Cleopatra #romantragedies

Cleopatra #romantragedies (at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM))

#romantragedies

#romantragedies (at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM))

#RomanTragedies at BAM tonight. Amazing.

#RomanTragedies at BAM tonight. Amazing.

"We are not simply the users of creation; we are, all of us, called to be its offerers. The world..."

“We are not simply the users of creation; we are, all of us, called to be its offerers. The world will be lifted, as it was always meant to be, by our priestly love. We can, you see, take it with us. It will be precisely because we loved this Old Jerusalem of a world enough to bear it in our bones that its textures will ascend when we rise; it will be because our eyes have relished the earth that the colors of its countries will compel our hearts forever. The bread and pastry, the cheeses, the wines, and the songs go into the Supper of the Lamb because we do: it is our love that brings the City home.”

- Robert Farrar Capon (in The Supper of the Lamb)

Hellos. (at Disneyland Park)

Hellos. (at Disneyland Park)

Skyfall.

Skyfall. (at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse)

Happy birthday to ME, for REALS.

Happy birthday to ME, for REALS.

Tom and I are eating through our pantry … And he made...

Tom and I are eating through our pantry … And he made this.

Tom just started playing this song. I love this song, but...

Tom just started playing this song. I love this song, but it’s a little hilarious to listen to in a hurricane.

Best drink ever. (at No. 7)

Best drink ever. (at No. 7)

What happens when students write personal essays about food. (at...

What happens when students write personal essays about food. (at The King’s College)

at Juanita Beach Park

at Juanita Beach Park

Photo

Cool blown glass sculpture in the foyer of a building at Seattle University. (at Pigott Building)

All you can eat? Yes. (Taken with Instagram at Quaint)

First macaron since Paris. Have been told it’s the best one in LA. (Not as good as Paris, but it’s salted caramel so I’m happy.) (Taken with Instagram at Euro Pane Bakery)