Red Cedar
More apocalypse, less angst
Month: September 2011
Autumn dahlia
This is my first year with dahlias in the back garden and I am definitely a convert. Hopefully I get lots of tubers for expanding my flower patch next year!
Place in Euripides’ Medea
Class discussion about Medea raised some interesting points which hadn’t occurred to me on my first two readings of the text where I focused mainly on gender and the division between revenge and justice. Specifically some inquiries related to place were raised that I… Continue Reading “Place in Euripides’ Medea”
Autumn Wool
If you’re on my Facebook or Flickr, you’ve already seen this jacket – a hybrid of a bunch of sewing mistakes which started with choosing the most unflattering pattern ever for my figure (Sew Serendipity is an awesome book for learning to sew, but… Continue Reading “Autumn Wool”
Some initial thoughts on Medea. (1)
One of two readings for tonight’s class – I’m having a hard time coming up with anything about Medea that doesn’t seem cliche – perhaps because this myth of the passionately, murderously motivated woman is so done, so analyzed, so interpreted through every possible… Continue Reading “Some initial thoughts on Medea. (1)”
Autumn Day (Rainer Maria Rilke)
Lord: it is time. The summer was so immense. Lay your shadow on the sundials, and let loose the wind in the fields. Bid the last fruits to be full, give them another two more southerly days, press them to ripeness, and chase the… Continue Reading “Autumn Day (Rainer Maria Rilke)”
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