“I’m fine” can be an easy answer to a difficult question—and sometimes it leaves the most important part of the story untold. That possibility is
Thomas Willmer Dewing (1851-1938) was born in Boston. He was apprenticed to a lithographer, and went to Paris in 1876 to study at the Academie
One of America’s best-known artists, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was born in Florence, Italy. His father was an eye surgeon, and his mother was an
This 0.41 acre property on a desirable corner lot once had a small brick house that blended with the other houses along the side street.
(Part i of “Beyond Silence” can be viewed here: https://talbotspy.org/2026/08/04/beyond-silence-part-1-by-jamie-kirkpatrick/) A Cooper’s Hawk soared high above the valley floor, climbing and dipping on a geothermal
Live theatre matters, perhaps now more than ever. In a world dominated by social media, algorithms, digital technology, and screens that constantly reinforce what we
I am going away in August, and for the first time, I’ve hired a dog sitter. I’ll have to clean out the fridge. Scrub three
“A smooth sea never made a good sailor.” “Sailing School” by JP Henry
Of all the creatures in our world, the vampire bat has one of the worst reputations. For centuries, stories and films have painted a grotesque
American painters Benjamin West visited Venice in 1772, and John Singleton Copley visited in 1775. They were part of the Grand Tour of Europe that