Tuesday, September 25, 2007

photo booth dream book


here's a flash from the past...

O'Muireadhaigh-O'Flaithfhileadh



our very own hyphenated name.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Botz in 1977




I believe this is the photo I worked from to do the painting below. According to the note in my scrapbook, it is from the summer of 1977. Botz looks her beatiful, intense self, with her halo of hair surrounded by the lovely soft white of the bathroom curtains. MMMMMM...

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

summer's end

dear 918 sisters...

here is the end of summer and another turn of the wheel. autumn often meant sadness for mom, with the end of visitors and family reunions and the busyness and commotion of family. back-to-school days for her children and up came the memories of deep depression, and loneliness, the harsh wisconsin winters ahead...the party is over...big sigh.

for dad i think it was a deeply rewarding time, the end of busyness and the coming of quiet, going inward, pulling out the old sweaters and rakes and cherry blend tobacco and pipe. i remember him smiling to the skies in the back yard with his red knit sweater on and the sweet smell from the pipe blending with the autumn leaves and fresh air is with me in the fall.

well, 918, i might not be able to participate as fully for a couple of months because the computer will not be as available to me, but i have to say what a pleasure it has been to read your posts and see your pictures...immensely enjoyable. i wish poet would share more of her wonderful self in this blog, and i wish S enjoyed being a part of this but...all is perfect in the way of it...as is.

this is a painting of enjah's of botz in 1975 when i joined her in portland. beautiful isn't it?

love, b