etc.

14 August

Telling the Bees

julia bees, blogging, etc.

My paternal grandmother married into a culturally Dutch family with a Scottish name (Campbell). There seems to be a Celtic (the shared language of Scots) tradition called “Telling the Bees,” in which every hive is informed of a keeper’s major life event (deaths and marriages). I have found paintings and…

27 March

Life at a distance

julia etc.

in which i explain how i’m used to distance

21 August

Crazy Rich Asians :: Music, sightseeing, and dolls

julia blogging, etc.

“I” of GAIN, my youngest child, and I went to see the movie Crazy Rich Asians over the weekend. She had read the book when it was first released, and as a half-Asian teenager, she wanted to support representation of Asians in Hollywood. I just wanted to see a good…

15 August

Dancing

julia etc.

I was asked to share a video of a dance that I recently learned. Before I do so, I would like to add a few thoughts about my experience with modern dance. There is no substitute for dance. When we moved to our current house and I was looking for…

19 November

Girl logic :: what I think before I eat a piece of pizza

julia etc., food

I listened to It’s Been a Minute, the one where Sam Sanders interviews Iliza Shlesinger about Girl Logic. (Find the podcast at https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510317/its-been-a-minute-with-sam-sanders) Iliza relates everything to pizza to keep things relate-able. Like Sam, I have always been amazed at how few thoughts men tend to have and how many…