Surprised by Time

I have written before about Ag. Metamorphosis near Asine -- here and here . I am writing again because I want to call attention to Mi...

I was crossing Connecticut Avenue this afternoon behind a fluffy white table-dog, the kind a daughter of mine would call a “kick-me d...

This was our Christmas in Nauplion 38 years ago, when my children were younger than my grandchildren are now, and when Greece was a...

From Researches in Greece & the Levant by the Rev. John Hartley, M.A., 1833.  The Rev. Hartley's route in 1828 from Napoli to...

Μετὰ τὴν σσιάν τάχιστα   χρόνος.  After the shadow time ages in a hurry. Time Ages in a Hurry is the title of a marvelous book...

Giovannino de Grassi, d. 1398.

 " Marietta's Song ", sung by Anne Sofie von Otter,  from Die tote Stadt by Erich Korngold, 1920. Glück, das...

Wrapped Oranges , William J. McCloskey, 1889. 12” x 16”. Amon Carter Museum, Ft. Worth, TX

In recent weeks I have been sorting through Pierre MacKay 's boxes and drawers and shelves and desks. The last project so far was t...

Mistra in shrouds. Photo by Stella Chrysochoou. The monody by Nikiforos Cheilas is the last of the four monodies delivere...