Star Kitty Cat

Miss Reynolds, 1884 #berthemorisot #morisot

Wood engraving. Two kittens encounter a magpie beside a large tub of plants.

'The Demon'
by Lionel Lindsay, 1925

#Caturday

Sometimes I think Tennessee Williams really saw the truth of family trauma generation after generation. I love your writing and your honesty and humor.

Cintra I relate so much to this post. I have some narcissistic siblings that have created havoc. Especially when my older sister is in charge of some money from our tiny inheritance and has done her best to keep it from us. My youngest sister almost had a breakdown from the trauma of the older one.

In The Literary World or What To Read; pale green cover, gold lettering, black decoration of owl and flowers, owl is perched on gold open book with part of title written across the open pages.

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“Only in dreams, in poetry, in play […] do we sometimes arrive at what we were before we were this thing that, who knows, we are.”

— Julio Cortázar, Hopscotch

a small photo of a winter wall - flipped backwards and turned upside down to make it look like wallpaper .. making something new out of nothing much!

winter wallpaper

I loved acting but the rejection is killer. I lived in Los Angeles in 20’s- early 30’s. I studied theater at CSUN .I am now trying to learn painting, writing and hopefully filmmaking. I wish you the best on your new adventure.

Oh Cintra this is great news. It sounds like a much needed wonderful adventure. I hope you have a fabulous time on the tour. Samuel Beckett is a great way to get back into acting. I was in Endgame a few years ago. Nell in the trash can was the character. Who knows where this will lead. Enjoy!

José Guadalupe Posada, A Girl with Two Faces, ca. 1892.

One of several engravings of unusual births made by the Mexican illustrator best known today for his “calaveras”. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/posada-unusual-births

Illustration of a woman in the forest.

'I needed not its breathing
To bring such thoughts to me;
But still it whispered lowly,
How dark the woods will be!'
-Emily Brontë

🎨Arthur Rackham
#BookWormSat

Roots, 1943 #fridakahlo #frida

two past photos: pale dried leaves, like lace by insect appetite & reminiscent pond flora over swimming minnows

It is possible that I am dreaming right now and that all of my perceptions are false.

Descartes

bright patches found on a dark stone wall - from a little distance it appreas like a landscape

the darkness and the light

▪️ winter steps ▪️

A photo of a section of the stained, scratched and rusty inside wall of a skip.

Skip inside.

Oh the little fury.

A snowy scene featuring a figure ('the Russian Princess') wrapped in what looks like a fur shawl and wearing a headdress, sitting in a lavishly decorated sleigh. The sleigh has a swan's head carving at the front, and is tethered to reindeer. There are ornate domes and turrets in the background.

Illustration by Charles Robinson
'The Remarkable Rocket',
From 'Tales by Oscar Wilde', 1913.

In ancient Greece, many believed that shooting stars were souls of the dead soaring to the heavens. It was said that if you wished upon the star, the soul would grant your wish.

‘L'étoile filante’ by J.J. Grandville (1849)
#wyrdwednesday

This is fascinating

person knocking at a large wooden door. they are wearing an ornate and patterned cloak and carrying a lute

La Petite Cigale

Albert Joseph Pénot, 1901

Illustration of the winter queen painting flowers on a window.

Winter Queen's Flowers, Zofia Plewińska-Smidowiczowa (1888-1944).

Allegorical depiction of January, c. 1901, in the Art Nouveau style. A woman in a long pink gown, with stars in her hair, sits amid tree branches with small birds, some of which she is holding in her hands. There is a full moon behind her. In the upper panels there is a depiction of the visit from the three Magi and in the bottom panel there are cats and smiling moons.

Allegory of the month January
by Gaspar Camps

✨Happy New Year✨

christmas trees in the snow …

… or the reverse of a freestanding street sign …

✨warm wishes to everyone l know here and many thanks ✨

Study of Arms and Hands, a sketch by da Vinci popularly considered to be a preliminary study for the painting 'Lady with an Ermine', 1474 #davinci #leonardodavinci

Two Horses, Red and Blue, 1912 #cubism #franzmarc

Cintra I am so sorry for the loss of the relationship. You are so strong and will get through with your wonderful writing, art and humor intact. Keep going!

"The moon and sun are travelers through eternity. Even the years wander on. Whether drifting through life on a boat or climbing toward old age leading a horse, each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."

– Matsuo Bashō

'I came to a point where I needed solitude and just stop the machine of thinking and enjoying what they call living, I just wanted to lie in the grass and look at the clouds.'

Jack Kerouac, Lonesome Traveler

OLD CHRISTMAS WASHINGTON IRVING Green cover, gold lettering and decoration Holly as border, Christmas cake, mistletoe and party scene with dancing and music.

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