Friday, June 29, 2018
Golliwogs
There is a charming piece from Debussy's Children's Suite called the Gollywog Cakewalk. The composure got the idea from watching his children play with their Gollywog dolls.
I looked up the word on the internet this morning. I love the piece by Debussy but was a little taken aback to learn the the Gollywog is, to many, a raciest symbol. Here is an essay from a sociology professor at Ferris State University Michigan. https://ferris.edu/jimcrow/golliwog/
I remember that when I travelled in England back in 1977, I bought some Robertson's jam. I kept a diary of my experiences the entire time I travelled and was fond of cutting out colorful labels of products, and put the label from Robertson's jam on a page. I just checked the page and sure enough, there's a picture of a Gollywog on it.
Here's a recent article from the Mirror about a court cast involving a Gollywog. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/golliwog-row-gran-due-in-court-152106https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/golliwog-row-gran-due-in-court-152106
Frankly, I think Gollywogs are kind of cute:
I looked up the word on the internet this morning. I love the piece by Debussy but was a little taken aback to learn the the Gollywog is, to many, a raciest symbol. Here is an essay from a sociology professor at Ferris State University Michigan. https://ferris.edu/jimcrow/golliwog/
I remember that when I travelled in England back in 1977, I bought some Robertson's jam. I kept a diary of my experiences the entire time I travelled and was fond of cutting out colorful labels of products, and put the label from Robertson's jam on a page. I just checked the page and sure enough, there's a picture of a Gollywog on it.
Here's a recent article from the Mirror about a court cast involving a Gollywog. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/golliwog-row-gran-due-in-court-152106https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/golliwog-row-gran-due-in-court-152106
Frankly, I think Gollywogs are kind of cute:
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Friday, June 15, 2018
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Enchantment
My 5 days to Virginia's Eastern Shore were packed with striking images. Long stretches of country roads and cornfields, a sense of unfolding history as Victorian houses, groves of trees, and mansions with tree lined entrances passed by.
As we were headed up Rt. 13, I glanced over and saw a street lined with turn of the century homes facing each other, and nearby, acres and acres of cornfields. These images will stay with me. The occasional tractor would approach, requiring us to yield and move to the side a bit.
As we were headed up Rt. 13, I glanced over and saw a street lined with turn of the century homes facing each other, and nearby, acres and acres of cornfields. These images will stay with me. The occasional tractor would approach, requiring us to yield and move to the side a bit.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
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