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And, so it is: 

thanks to the incredible eye, of a Ms. Joyce Wallen, whom I do not know personally, only via her astonishing finds on a social media site, a group named “Jewels of the Gilded Age.”

For this and so many other worldly marvels; that this is my birth month, that I am still alive to draw breath, smile, laugh with loved ones...to  be, is an incomprehensible ( at times, wildly so) marvel. An inestimable gift;  a purely lucky alignment of chemicals, star dust, the mysteries of the cosmos, love and courageous intimacy, with all and everything that I am, with every fibre of my being, knowing, soul and my heart, for which, I am eternally mystified and evermore grateful. 

Twin Stork Brooch/Pendant in Gold, Garnet and Pearl

Circa 1900

November 2018 →

We are still alive; some of us. Some amazing victories drew life back to our senses, yet the senseless violence does not abate. Fragile, raw, yet steady, lionhearted voices cut through the vitriolic hate and fear spewing bullhorn.  Persist, we must. 

Oranges, Portraits,  and Autochrome, never cease to delight, visually;  though the full history behind any of “this” to me, is not known.  The blind spot presents, hence, an ensuing examination, and surprises. For a moment, a reprieve, and a breath, is welcome.