Category: Interests

Collecting- What Do You Collect?

I collect dolls of all sizes, miniatures, doll houses, depression glass and children’s books by famous authors. Faulkner’s The Wishing Tree, depression glass, and dolls (5 Sasha Dolls, 1 Kathy Kruse).

Suffrage Movement Comes to White Plains: “Give Us Your Vote” at ArtsWestchester

Visited ArtsWestchester’s exhibit on Suffrage Movements- “Give us the Vote” that ends Jan 27, 2018.              

A Good Read

I’m an avid mystery book reader. Some of my favorite mystery authors include: Jonathan Kellerman          Karin Slaughter             Martha Grimes Linda Feinstein                   Sue Grafton      … Continue Reading “A Good Read”

“Gilbert Cannan and His Mill” by Mark Gertler

Saw “Finding Netherlands” musical on Broadway and there was a scene with a merry go round and all I could think was that’s Mark Gertler’s painting. Women had hats with the flat tops just like in painting. There are videos you might access for… Continue Reading ““Gilbert Cannan and His Mill” by Mark Gertler”

Where Are You From? Ancestry 101

Census 2010 identifying 6 racial groups in US (White, Black or Afro American, Asian, Hawaiian and other). Census results again put German (45+ million) as the top ancestry group that US residents identify with followed by Irish (33+million), English (24+million), American (21+million) or those… Continue Reading “Where Are You From? Ancestry 101”

1%

Found this article about the 1%: Barron’s Penta Daily     May 7, 2012, 12:18 A.M. ET Who Are the One Percent? By Richard C. Morais “If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us,… Continue Reading “1%”

Nana Manga Series Ending Possibility

In my venture into Asian TV, I got interested in the manga series/books that many of the Japanese Dramas were based. Nana was one of those series but due to illness, the author stopped writing the series and it was never finished. Since there… Continue Reading “Nana Manga Series Ending Possibility”

Gertler’s Dilemma

Gertler’s Dilemma A One Act Play by Sandra HarrisonBased on the Life and Death of Mark Gertler, British Artist (1891-1939) Time: Around 5 pm on the night of June 23, 1939Place: Mark Gertler’s studio in Highgate, London. Curtain rises on an art studio where… Continue Reading “Gertler’s Dilemma”

How I Got Addicted to Asian TV/Movies and Comics and How You Can Too

My addiction (a healthy one) to Asian Television/Movies began during the 2007/8 writers’ strike. In search of something new, I began watching classic British films on youtube.com. Listed beside the film parts were some Asian selections that came with English subtitles. After trying one,… Continue Reading “How I Got Addicted to Asian TV/Movies and Comics and How You Can Too”