Recently I discovered that my cousin Margaret and I have matching quilts made by our mother’s sisters, Bettie and Hilda. These quilts were made in the 1930′s and the discovery that there are two of them prompted me to post information on my “Peggy’s Quilts” web site about the quilts and how Margaret and I […]
During the days and weeks following the death of someone who is important, I find myself wishing I had given more attention to who they were before this happened, and devoting time now to remembering. For me this is a reminder to pay attention to how I spend my days and hours now with those […]
I have recently discovered an amazing performance poet, Lauren Zuniga. Her video, which I have embedded here, is powerful and amazing, and expresses in just a few minutes what many have attempted to convey for a number of years. Take a few minutes to watch it, then continue with my comments below. I also spent […]
Within the span of about 2 weeks, I became familiar with a punk rock song from the English rock band “The Clash” titled “Should I Stay or Should I Go.” My second exposure to the song was at the Youth Open Mic at the Starry Plough in Berkeley, where one might expect to hear a […]
Yesterday was the unveiling of the first three sections of the “Remember Them” monument in Oakland. It was a spectacular occasion! Even though Karen and I had watched the actual installation (see my post on August 30), the monuments had been shrouded in tarps shortly after they were installed, awaiting the formal unveiling on September […]
August 29, 2011 – early in the morning we looked out our apartment window overlooking Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, and saw three parts of the new “Remember Them” sculptures on huge trucks ready to be shifted around the corner and installed in the permanent location next door to our apartment building! I blogged about this […]
Yes indeed – here in our uptown Oakland apartment, we do actually have a side yard – the mostly-empty block between our building and the amazing art-deco Fox Oakland Theater. The back part of the empty lot next door, at the corner of 19th and Rashida Muhammed, is a sweet little park, which I now […]
February 14, 2013
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