Category Archives: Art

If We Can Admire Dutch Painting

Posted on July 9, 2024 by lettersfromheartscontent

I’m reading a poem a day, which is like working through the strangest Spotify playlist, curated by someone with curious taste. Some do not appeal, some are incomprehensible, but a few are gems that become my own treasure. Here is … Continue reading →

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Day 18. Family time: we paint

Posted on April 5, 2020 by lettersfromheartscontent

First we had a meeting to talk about what to do if we get the pestilence. Who should we call? Do you have enough in your checking account to cover bills that will come in? What is your quarantine room … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on “Don’t Stay In School”

Posted on November 21, 2015 by lettersfromheartscontent

The other night I told my friend Katharine about David Brown’s scathing rebuke of education in England. She experienced the English school system herself. To my surprise, she confirmed important parts of his critique. When my 15 year old son … Continue reading →

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Epiphany at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

Posted on November 10, 2015 by lettersfromheartscontent

Yesterday at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston I stood before this painting more than any other. It is called Museum Epiphany III by Warren Prosperi (2012). It didn’t take me long to realize the painting, the only modern … Continue reading →

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Thornton Wilder’s Our Town Bugs Me

Posted on October 26, 2015 by lettersfromheartscontent

Cora Koop and I attended the production of Our Town at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont this week. Excellent production; top tier directing and acting. If at all possible, see it before its final performance, October 31, 2015. … Continue reading →

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#TBT Organic

Posted on September 24, 2015 by lettersfromheartscontent

“I want to be a part of something bigger than myself.” I hear this more and more lately, an expression of our natural desire to know meaning and purpose in our lives.  Granted, some people seem to be satisfied to … Continue reading →

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The Art of Conversation at the Thanksgiving Table

Posted on November 22, 2013 by lettersfromheartscontent

Classical Conversations just republished an article of mine on Throwback Thursday, that widely popular gift to harried editors.  They get a reprieve from chasing down temperamental writers one day a week, and good articles get another airing. A few years … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on “A Snowy Evening”

Posted on November 17, 2013 by lettersfromheartscontent

Rain falls on the tin roof outside my office window. No snow tonight; it isn’t even in the forecast for the week. Nevertheless, I am thinking of snow, as I have been reading Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a … Continue reading →

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The Open Bridge

Posted on February 3, 2013 by lettersfromheartscontent

It is cold outside. In fact, the forecast for this week is for highs and lows all below freezing.  While it was around 25 degrees this afternoon, I took my bike out for a short ride because, like nearly every … Continue reading →

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Organic

Posted on January 23, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

“I want to be a part of something bigger than myself.” I hear this more and more lately, an expression of our natural desire to know meaning and purpose in our lives.  Granted, some people seem to be satisfied to … Continue reading →

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