You Are The Joy In My Day

 

Me: Where did you get your dress? It's wonderful.

Her: It was custom made for me in Zaire.

Tall grasses moving in the wind, dotted by yellow flowers.

A kindness between strangers (which reminds me of this case for love affairs).

The beauty of fidelity.

The Art Of Motherhood

This:

And this:

Brutal Brilliance

 

This shit is real. real. good.

Yemeni Coffee

 

I just tore through this book about a hero's journey revitalizing coffee production in Yemen.

Like Ethiopia, its neighbor across the Red Sea, Yemen has long fascinated me as a place of human origins and natural beauty.

Like Afghanistan, Yemen has captured my imagination since childhood-- a nation of fabled history yet currently out of reach, ravaged by the interplay of tribal conflicts and political ambitions beyond its borders.

Wow Factor

 

Evan found this stunning new series:

And it was worth braving a movie theater in the era of COVID to see this gripping gem:

It is amazing how stories can be told these days. 

Muse

 

I have been taken of late by the portraiture of Alice Neel and Glyn Philpot...

(Rainbow) Pride

...and Prejudice, bitches!

Thank you, world, for Fire Island-- the gay version of Pride and Prejudice I didn't know I needed.

Also fabulously gay: