Anna Goldin: the Last Witch --a tense, highly unusual psychodrama by Swiss Director Gertrud Pinkus--starts out as a decorous period piece, but rapidly plummets into psychological terror. Anne-Marie, the spoilt, sly little girl in a bourgeois … [Continue reading]
Gardens Reflect their Owners
Gardens reflect their owners. I read that today. Indeed, indeed. And ours is overgrown, in sore need of work, a ruthless hand with the shears, weeding. Too much, too much! Which is far better than too little! … [Continue reading]
When a Blogger Parents
Zoe wanted to go to see Eclipse with her friends, instead of going to a church youth pool party. She said she doesn't care for pool parties ( a curmudgeon like her parents!) I said, "Neither do I, but Christianity is not a lone sheep experience. … [Continue reading]
A novice blogger teaches!
A novice blogger teaches! Roy has 1 blog with 4 posts. I have 3, two of which are ranked 20 in culture and 27 in literature respectively http://thegoodbooksblog.blogspot.com/. Yet Roy just told me, "Look at MY blog. Learn from me." Hmm. One … [Continue reading]
Review by Anita Mathias of Sacred Water: A Pilgrimage up the Ganges
Sacred Waters A Pilgrimage up the Ganges River to the Source of Hindu Culture Stephen Alter Harcourt, $25, 368 pp.A Review by Anita MathiasSacred Waters is a lovely, tranquil account of a spiritual journey undertaken by a third-generation missionary … [Continue reading]
Review by Anita Mathias of Sacred Water: A Pilgrimage up the Ganges
Sacred Waters A Pilgrimage up the Ganges River to the Source of Hindu Culture Stephen Alter Harcourt, $25, 368 pp.A Review by Anita MathiasSacred Waters is a lovely, tranquil account of a spiritual journey undertaken by a third-generation missionary … [Continue reading]
Divinity School, Bodleian Library–a room so beautiful it makes me hyperventilate
Divinity School, Bodleian Library--a room so beautiful it makes me hyperventilate!! … [Continue reading]
The Temptations of a Very Long Journey: Giving Up
The Temptations of a Very Long Journey: Giving UpEvery now and then on a very long journey, one comes to a viewpoint. And gasps. The road rolls before one, endless. It seems so much simpler to turn back. And it is. It is.In every important enterprise … [Continue reading]
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