I love words. I love the way they bring visual images to my mind, images that stay. I love the way they lead me along into new places and into new thoughts. I love the way they can be arranged and rearranged and still convey the same meaning. Words, how dear they are. And, how … Continue reading My new word
Author: Beth
Made of what?
If you read my Doorway Into the Past blog then you know about the McNay Museum of Art that I featured there. Marion Koogler McNay bequeathed her Spanish Colonial-Revival home and surrounding 23 acres to be preserved as a museum of modern art. Her collection of 700 pieces of European and Southwestern art pieces formed the core … Continue reading Made of what?
Wednesday 02.24.2016
Wishing I was in Louisiana this morning, enjoying a breakfast of hot beignets and café au lait!
Foucault Pendulum, Somewhere In My Memory
The capabilities of the human mind never cease to amaze me. And, sometimes my own mind and its ability to remember things from long ago surprises me. On my recent trip to the Houston Museum of Natural Science we stopped for a few minutes to watch the Foucault pendulum. The pendulum swung back and forth, moving evenly around the … Continue reading Foucault Pendulum, Somewhere In My Memory
Wednesday 02.17.2016
Imperial Leuchtenberg Tiara - c. 1895 The diamonds in this tiara were a gift from Tsar Alexander I to Empress Josephine after her divorce from Napoleon Bonaparte. This tiara on display in the Faberge exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science is one of only a few tiaras made by Faberge. Faberge is most … Continue reading Wednesday 02.17.2016
Wednesday 02.03.2016
I don't remember which species this butterfly is, but there were many beautiful butterflies at the Cockrell Butterfly Center in the Houston Museum of Natural Science. A rice paper butterfly stopped for a brief moment on the sleeve of my blue jacket. A beautiful exhibit!
Blooms & Transplants
I’ve never liked the expression “you have to bloom where you’re planted”. I heard this and similar sayings as I grew up, both at home and in my church life. It seems to be an acceptance of weak resignation to endure a situation and make the best of it; life is the way it is … Continue reading Blooms & Transplants
Wednesday 01.20.2016
Can you guess what this little Texas town is famous for? Hint: it's not barbecue and they've got some good 'cue!
Chronophage
I saw this on the website for the Houston Museum of Natural Science and was fascinated. Maybe I'm easily entertained, but when we got to the museum I could not stop watching it! from HMNS website Chronophage clock, Untitled (2015) John C. Taylor (1936–), Isle of Man Titanium, stainless steel, aluminum, gold, glass, enamel [from Gk. … Continue reading Chronophage
Wednesday 1.13.2016
Detail on top of the former Joske's store in downtown San Antonio, Texas. I dearly loved this store and still lament it's demise. The mall it is now attached to gutted the building, salvaged the lumber, and converted it into a retail complex. I haven't been inside, but noticed this detail on top of the … Continue reading Wednesday 1.13.2016
Small Simple Things of Life 