June 26, 2013

A Slit in Time


Concrete Water Sculpture
North Carolina Museum of Art

Can you see where the water flows in and the steel beams start?

June 23, 2013

A Rose Garden in Raleigh


Rise up, ye roses,
Raise your petals,
your thorns and your beauty.

Arose, they did, in august,
on this afternoon in June.

June 18, 2013

June 17, 2013

Kousa Dogwood: Lushy When Left Alone

Yesterday I trimmed the Kousa Dogwood.  Why??  (This is not a photo of my Kousa. My Kousa is now very trimmed. They look much more luscious untrimmed.)

So the question remains:  "Why did I trim my Kousa?"

June 16, 2013

Father's Day Posting

I love what my brother, Michael, posted today on FB:


Happy Father's Day to the fathers -- past and present -- who impact our lives.

June 14, 2013

Just Trying to be Zen-ly


I am trying to abide by the rule that if one picks up something to put it away, one might as well put it away in one step, rather than place it down mid-way and take another step to put it away later.

Two steps times a crazillion take up a lot of time. One could be reading a book.

June 10, 2013

(New!) HUFFINGTON POST: "Marriage Tips: Staying True to 'I Do'"


     
 " ... Hear the echo of their promise, 'I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.' Yet, fast-forward and many, once madly in love, may find themselves cracking marriage jokes they swore they'd never tell. If you start sounding like ..."

~ Read the full story on Huffington Post here.

(Feel free to use the Comments section at the end of the article to share your thoughts with our readers.)


June 4, 2013

POUND RIDGE PAST-- What a cool Father's Day Gift



POUND RIDGE PAST: Remembrances of Our Townsfolk—written by Bonni Brodnick, with graphic design by Gina Federico and photographs by Fran Collin—reveals what life was like from the rural 1920s to the swinging 1970s in this beautiful town that is often referred to as "God's Country." The book includes first-hand accounts about attending one-room schoolhouses, the day World War II ended, a party at which Albert Einstein was a surprise guest, and tales about farmers, basket makers, artists, teachers, merchants, socialites and local glitterati.

Actors and producers, including Tallulah Bankhead, Frank Morgan (the “Wizard of Oz” himself), Buster Crabbe, Shirley Jones, Eli Wallach, Ann Jackson, Zoe Caldwell and Robert Whitehead; writers Westbrook Pegler and George Bria; radio sports legend Howard Cosell; “Tom and Jerry” cartoonist Jack Zander; and violinist Florian ZaBach were just a few of the celebrities dazzling the calm of the countryside.

The book—now in its second printing—was a collaboration of Pound Ridgers Bonni Brodnick (author, writer, HUFFINGTON POST blogger); Gina Federico (graphic designer, blogger on Modern houses, Modern architects and Modern design) and Fran Collin (food, celebrity and portrait photographer.)
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Great Father's Day gift!  

Order a personally signed copy at POUND RIDGE PAST .
Signed copies are also available exclusively at design solutions on Elm Street in New Canaan, Conn.

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