Category Archives: Uncategorized

12/21/18: Velvet and Chains

Posted on December 22, 2018 by maryangelis

At a conference a whole bunch of years ago, a social work colleague invited me to her agency, to sit in on a special support program. The program was for adults in their early twenties. The young adults all had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

12/16/18 Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me

Posted on December 16, 2018 by maryangelis

(As with all film reviews on this blog, full spoilers are provided throughout.) For Glen Campbell fans, and for people who don’t recognize his work at all, this is a wonderful worthwhile movie about family coming together in adversity, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

12/1/2018: Ukrainian Music: Yuriy Fedynsky (Юрій Фединський)

Posted on December 1, 2018 by maryangelis

Yuriy Fedynsky  builds, plays, and teaches traditional musical instruments. With a  background in classical piano, living in North Carolina he heard his grandmother and mother speak Ukrainian, and felt inspired to learn the language and to travel to Ukraine to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

11/30/18: Manger Scenes

Posted on December 1, 2018 by maryangelis

There’s an exhibit in town of 500 or so Nativity scenes from 120 countries. Some are family heirlooms; many were brought back by missionaries the world over. I walked in out of a windswept rain for a look, and gosh … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Back Through the Looking Glass

Posted on November 27, 2018 by maryangelis

Thanksgiving Day was fine. Going to church, gathering fallen leaves and flowers to make little bouquets for the neighbors, writing holiday cards, learning a new Sacred Harp song (“Sweet Solitude,”  Hannah More, 1835), learning how to tune & play a scale … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Thanksgiving 11.22.18

Posted on November 22, 2018 by maryangelis

The day began with gentle sunny breaks for the walk to church. This afternoon was supposed to be a long prayer stroll along the shore. But half an hour away from home the wind rose and grew chilly, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 4 Comments

Fast Food

Posted on November 21, 2018 by maryangelis

“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” — Letter to the Hebrews, 13:2 The fast food restaurant has always been around, I suppose, with its franchises and logo and color scheme and ads. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 4 Comments

How Was Your Weekend?

Posted on October 7, 2018 by maryangelis

The Question. It’s all over America. And every region has its own. It’s the first thing people ask, right after saying hello. They can ask the same familiar folks day after day, or use it to establish a relationship with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Comforts of Home: Women Who Neighbor Women

Posted on March 10, 2018 by maryangelis

Beguine Women lived in Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium starting in about 1150; the last traditional Beguine was apparently Marcella Pattyn, who died in 2013. Beguines were single Christian women. Because there were far more single women than single men, and because … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

September ’17: Woman at the Well

Posted on August 29, 2017 by maryangelis

Watering our little patch takes about 90 minutes. That’s every evening; we have a three month dry spell going on. Here is the picture for September 5, at http://wasmoke.blogspot.com    The red triangles indicate areas where the air quality is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment