Here's a Flickr set of the photos I took in Sarasota, Florida last month. www.flickr.com/photos/tacky...

I was thrilled to read this review of my book (Secrets of the Asylum) in Résonance, a literary journal dedicated to the Franco-American communities of the United States. www.resonance-journal.org/r%C3%A9sonan...

Friday's outing: "Little Beasts" exhibition at the National Gallery of Art. Also, American landscapes in watercolor.

P-Funk mothership by George Clinton et al. Replica on display at the national Museum of African-American history and culture.

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For nearly 160 years, the Almshouse at the Montgomery County Poor Farm was the last resort for poor people who were unable to take care of themselves due to physical, mental, and developmental disabilities. Read its history in two parts. juliannemangin.com/2025/04/19/h...

Photos from our Southern Arizona trip. Birding and nature walks around Sierra Vista. Vintage cars and trucks in Lowell, and contemporary art in Bisbee. In Douglas, we visited the Last Supper Museum and Art Car World, both of which were delightful. www.flickr.com/photos/tacky...

Art Car World in Douglas, Arizona. Just a sampling of what we saw.

This is Bob holding a black-chinned hummingbird after it was banded.

I'm transcribing for the Library of Congress. Worked on a page by Voltaire from his essay "La Tolérance peut seule rendre la société supportable." Tolerance alone can make society bearable. At the bottom of the page, "Saved from the ruins of the library burned in the United States Capitol."

Latest sign at the church across the street. The best one yet!

Who else is using Thriftbooks to buy books instead of you-know-where? I find the prices are somewhat lower, and when you add shipping, about the same as you-know-where. The books don't take that much longer to arrive, either. I think it might be a good alternative.