SCULPTURES

In My Own Back Yard I am particularly fond of the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, which is a 33 minute walk from my front door. Essentially it is in “my own back yard.” The [...]

Ten Days in Tallinn Sondra and I were in Estonia for ten days at the end of our European Tour. Tallinn is one of our favorite cities in Europe, mainly because it has preserved its “Olde [...]

Marjorie Merriweather Post (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. She was also the owner of General Foods [...]

India’s illustrious past Long have I known that the mysteries of ancient India are illustrious and deep. She captivates anyone who has the eyes to see and the ears to hear. She is a force [...]

We are up here in Iceland, where, on this “Nordic Hawaii” of volcanic action, I have been contemplating Viking Art. My mind is vaguely recalling the intertwining tracery of intricate [...]

THE ORACLE OF ORACLES Five years ago last June we worked in Greece. Our friend Yiannis was our host in Athens, and he drove us to Delphi for the day. One of the most powerful places in the [...]

THE DIVINE MOTHER We often think of God the creator as a male entity. What about God the Mother? Who is She? Most humans have come out of the womb of a mother. Who is the Divine Mother? We [...]

Kansas City has the best one We are in Kansas City now visiting family and are in close proximity to one of the best sculptures of Kuan Yin in the world. Like all icons of deities, its principle [...]

Florence’s Magnificent Hour I watched the Netflix series on the Medici. They were the prominent merchant and banking family in Fifteenth Century Florence who for four generations funded and [...]

Reverence for Mother Nature’s Monkeys It seems that we have to look toward cultures not our own to find a reverence for Mother Nature that transcends the need to conquer or exploit it. Such [...]