Monthly Archives: July 2011

Raven Images

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Marion

         

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Day Seven: The Conference Ends

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Marion

I discovered last night at the farewall banquet that I have spelled Dufresne’s name wrong!  I will go back and correct. I learned this because, as an ice-breaker, they made us see how many words we could get out of … Continue reading →

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Day Six: The Conference Continues

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Marion

Anton Chekhov said that if you mention a Canadian goose in the first act, you must show a picture of it by the third act.  Actually, he said that about a gun, and the gun going off.  Here’s a picture … Continue reading →

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Day Five: The Conference

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Marion

    (Note:  Pictures do not match the text, unless they do.)  There is a stuffed Canadian goose looking down on us from above one of the tall cabinets in the art studio room where we are meeting.  John Defresne … Continue reading →

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Day Four: A Train Ride

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Marion

One of Fort Bragg’s claims to fame is the Skunk Train, a train ride along the Noyo River canyon through stately redwood trees.  There are three choices of trip; the morning ride which goes to a camp called Northspur, about … Continue reading →

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Day Three: Vision is the Art of Seeing

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Marion
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Vacation Day Two: First Prize

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Marion

The Gualala Art Center’s monthly, revolving exhibit was pencil and charcoal drawings.  The first prize winner is an artist’s self-portrait “as Munch”–looking like The Scream.  Aside from the technical brilliance of the piece, I liked the whimsy. Don Hall, this … Continue reading →

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Vacation Day One: The Jesus Bus

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Marion

  I saw it first in the parking lot behind Fort Ross Store.  Since sometimes I’m stupid, I read it,at first, as “Resus.”  I tried to make that be “Resuse–” as in “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” but the bus was having none … Continue reading →

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Embassytown

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Marion

Embassytown, by China Mieville Warning:  Very long, and might contain spoilers. And the serpent said unto the woman, “Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, … Continue reading →

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Irritated with WordPress

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Marion

I must say I’m pretty annoyed withWP 3.2’s habit of running words together when you paste text into the window.  I just downloaded 3.2.1 and maybe that will fix it.

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