Lenora Rogers's Blog, page 8
February 5, 2018
The Five Satins : In The Still Of The Night
I love this music.
‘There is nothing to save, now all is lost, but a tiny core of stillness in the heart like the eye of a Violet.’ (D H Lawrence)
‘They Dance by the Light Of The Moon to:
The Penguins, The Moonglows, The Orioles and
The Five Satins …’
(Paul Simon from ‘Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War’)
Ninety-Seven Channels – and nothing on.
Nothing on.
Noise. Chatter. Static.
Noise. Chatter. Static.
A tidal wave of Noise assaulting your senses...
January 30, 2018
George and Martha Washington: Dinner for Two
Mount Vernon. The mecca for Washington admirers.
When George Washington married Martha Custis, he was a well-known personage in Virginia.
Col. And Mrs. Washington
For fifteen years, the Washingtons enjoyed life as wealthy Virginia planters.
For fifteen years, George Washington, former Colonel of the Virginia militia, lived in gentrified society, which included a seat in the House of Burgesses. George and Martha Washington hosted graciously at Mount Vernon as wel...
FRIGHTENING FLIX BY KBATZ: I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch a Trickster Delight
By Kristin Battestella
While many adore the subsequent Bell Book and Candle or Bewitched, have had Peek A Boo hairstyles, or even know of Veronica Lake thanks to her sexy Oscar winning look-alike Kim Basinger in L.A. Confidential; it seems not many today appreciate the 1942 magical romp that started it all, I Married a Witch.
Burned at the Salem Witch Trials thanks to the testimony of Jonathan Wooley (Frederic March), Jennifer (Veron...
The Struggling Actor
A barn (not with a theatre inside!) painted by Henry Davy.
Snippets 144. Joseph Shepherd Munden was a well-known actor during the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, known principally for his comedy performances. His son Thomas wrote his very entertaining biography, Memoirs of Joseph Shepherd Munden. The following anecdotes concern his early career:
From Liverpool he repaired to Rochdale, where he had relations, and joined a strolling company. A laughable circumstan...
January 29, 2018
Pocket watch of Civil War veteran on the auction block
Heritage Auctions, one the nation’s largest auction houses, has an array of pocket watches for sale this week. One, a silver Newark Watch Works timepiece, in engraved with the initials “O.W. Brackett” and the dates “Jan. 13th 1841 / Feb. 4th 1900”.
A quick bit of poking around on the Internet turned up this bit of information: O.W. Brackett was Orrin W. Brackett, a native of Freeport, Maine, who later moved to the coastal town of Yarmouth and served as private in...
Podcast: The Afterlife of Trees
Popular Woodworking Magazine has just a launch a new podcast that….
Wait, wait. Where are you going? Give me a few moments to explain. Look, we know the woodworking world has enough podcasts. So when Scott Francis decided to create “The Afterlife of Trees,” a lot of the discussion was about what the podcast wouldn’t be about.
It’s not shop talk. It’s not answering the questions of listeners. It’s not about the projects we’re working on or discussion of our favorite tools. All...
Ghosts: A Haunted Doll
Readers, here’s a tale about a doll with some strange powers! Read on! From Ghosts and Ghouls blog:
“I heard this story from a friend of mine. She got this doll from a yard sale a couple of years ago. At first, everything seemed fine. The doll didn’t move, or speak, or do anything. About a month later, she noticed the doll had moved. At first, it only moved a couple of inches.…
via Reader Submission: Dolly Dearest — Ghosts and Ghouls
For more ghosts and scary things, please...
Aléxandros ho Mégas (Alexander the Great) — Short Prose
My body roped In chains of memory My soul all clad In gray resounding pain I feel like Aléxandros ho Mégas Before he died at thirty-three Regretting that he created His own astounding legacy. Grayish phantoms of past lovers Lost centuries ago in heavy battles Are whispering the same unnecessary story. Oh, how I need […]
