by Mindy | Apr 6, 2020 | coronadiversion, front page
Have you been freaked out by all those photographs of major world sites, with no people in the picture? You know, Times Square, empty. The Eiffel Tower, abandoned. The Roman Colosseum, isolated. It was pictures of the Colosseum that reminded me of today’s Corona...
by Mindy | Apr 3, 2020 | coronadiversion, front page
When I was a child, my grandparents used to take me to the annual Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts and Pageant of the Masters. Each year, it was a magical night. We went to dinner at a restaurant so fancy it didn’t have a children’s menu. Then, we took...
by Mindy | Mar 30, 2020 | coronadiversion, front page
Here is Klaskyville, we spent Sunday morning reading the newspaper, cover to cover. This past Sunday’s Washington Post had a lovely article about El Greco, which sparked a conversation about exactly when did El Greco live, and why his art looked so modern and...
by Mindy | Mar 27, 2020 | coronadiversion, front page
Alas, the Cincinnati zoo is currently closed to visitors. But that doesn’t mean you can’t see the animals! Every afternoon at 3 pm Eastern time, the zoo posts a new video visit with an animal in its collection. The initial posts are on Facebook Live, but...
by Mindy | Mar 25, 2020 | coronadiversion, front page
Staying socially distant doesn’t mean being locked into one’s home 24/7. People can go for walks. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we can see the pink/white of cherry blossoms and tulip magnolias, along with that amazing yellow/green of new leaves just...
by Mindy | Mar 23, 2020 | coronadiversion, front page
When I was writing GIRL’S GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT, I took a research trip down to Colonial Williamsburg, to study the costumes poor Jane is required to wear in her daily work at the Peabridge Library. I *adore* Colonial Williamsburg — it’s like...
