Rebecca Jones
@rebeccabuendia.bsky.social
Manic-Pixie-Dream-Crone
Please don’t miss “akingdoncomethas” by Arthur Jafa on view at VMFA through Sunday. It is made up of vintage footage from Black church services and set against a haunting soundtrack. Two minutes in, I had tears streaming down my face. I can’t wait to come back to view the whole brilliant work.
December 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Please don’t miss “akingdoncomethas” by Arthur Jafa on view at VMFA through Sunday. It is made up of vintage footage from Black church services and set against a haunting soundtrack. Two minutes in, I had tears streaming down my face. I can’t wait to come back to view the whole brilliant work.
I kind of love a brand that hasn’t done a label redesign in 60 years. (Wish I had documented that great LeSueur peas label when I had the chance.)
December 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I kind of love a brand that hasn’t done a label redesign in 60 years. (Wish I had documented that great LeSueur peas label when I had the chance.)
Two little accordion player figurines, acquired for fifty cents apiece, now nestled in our house full of oddities and junk.
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Two little accordion player figurines, acquired for fifty cents apiece, now nestled in our house full of oddities and junk.
“Where did Barney go?”
November 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Where did Barney go?”
When a fire alarm briefly interrupts the VMFA student pep rally for “Giants,” the Richmond City Public Schools All City Drum Line moves the party outside. Go, RPS!
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
When a fire alarm briefly interrupts the VMFA student pep rally for “Giants,” the Richmond City Public Schools All City Drum Line moves the party outside. Go, RPS!
He’s our little Barn-a-roo, and the brains of the whole operation.
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
He’s our little Barn-a-roo, and the brains of the whole operation.
Well, we ordered masks ages ago for a party tonight. They’re slated to arrive … November 6. Don asked, “Got any old file folders?” Two hours later: voila! (Boo!)
October 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Well, we ordered masks ages ago for a party tonight. They’re slated to arrive … November 6. Don asked, “Got any old file folders?” Two hours later: voila! (Boo!)
To the best of my knowledge, he’s never arm wrestled Fidel Castro or hand fed baby egrets while scaling a cliff, but he’s MY Most Interesting Man in the World. Happy birthday, Donald Schrader. To paraphrase my favorite musical Falsettos, without you, my life would be boring as $#it.
October 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
To the best of my knowledge, he’s never arm wrestled Fidel Castro or hand fed baby egrets while scaling a cliff, but he’s MY Most Interesting Man in the World. Happy birthday, Donald Schrader. To paraphrase my favorite musical Falsettos, without you, my life would be boring as $#it.
With birthday girl Pat Sarver (and a mysterious levitating handbag) at Chez Foushee. Photo by the handsome and charming Russell Rowland.
October 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
With birthday girl Pat Sarver (and a mysterious levitating handbag) at Chez Foushee. Photo by the handsome and charming Russell Rowland.
Found on EBay: Relic of my first (but by no means last) restaurant job. If you grew up in NoVa in the 1970s-80s, you probably have your own Fritzbe’s memories.
October 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Found on EBay: Relic of my first (but by no means last) restaurant job. If you grew up in NoVa in the 1970s-80s, you probably have your own Fritzbe’s memories.
This little creature, aptly named the walking stick bug, was waiting for us at the back door yesterday morning.
September 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This little creature, aptly named the walking stick bug, was waiting for us at the back door yesterday morning.
Got my Covid vax without an appointment or a prescription—and I have the band-aid to prove it!
September 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Got my Covid vax without an appointment or a prescription—and I have the band-aid to prove it!
Spinning wonders at the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson, North Carolina.
September 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Spinning wonders at the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson, North Carolina.
Anyone drop something at Diversity Thrift?
September 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Anyone drop something at Diversity Thrift?
Another find for friends who grew up in the DC area in the 60s and 70s: a three-hour reel tape of Washington’s easy listening station WGAY. It feels like childhood as seen through the car window, or an endless elevator ride. If this is your king of thing, enjoy. m.youtube.com/watch?v=clxF...
August 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Another find for friends who grew up in the DC area in the 60s and 70s: a three-hour reel tape of Washington’s easy listening station WGAY. It feels like childhood as seen through the car window, or an endless elevator ride. If this is your king of thing, enjoy. m.youtube.com/watch?v=clxF...
Two curiosities spotted in the VCU area: a twig nestled in a perfectly twig-shaped hole in the sidewalk (like the old Operation game) and the remains of an old key nailed to a staple-covered telephone pole. There truly is a place for everything.
August 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Two curiosities spotted in the VCU area: a twig nestled in a perfectly twig-shaped hole in the sidewalk (like the old Operation game) and the remains of an old key nailed to a staple-covered telephone pole. There truly is a place for everything.
Two years ago, our friends Chris and Howard gave us a pomegranate seedling no bigger than a pencil, and now look! Magical.
July 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Two years ago, our friends Chris and Howard gave us a pomegranate seedling no bigger than a pencil, and now look! Magical.
I’ve can never hear this jewel from “La Cage aux Folles” without tears streaming down my cheeks by the end. But I had never heard this great rendition by Gloria Gaynor. Let’s finish Pride Month strong, friends. In fact, let’s make it a Pride life. m.youtube.com/watch?v=_pVT...
Gloria Gaynor - I Am What I Am (1983)
YouTube video by Nostalgies 60'-70'-80'
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June 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I’ve can never hear this jewel from “La Cage aux Folles” without tears streaming down my cheeks by the end. But I had never heard this great rendition by Gloria Gaynor. Let’s finish Pride Month strong, friends. In fact, let’s make it a Pride life. m.youtube.com/watch?v=_pVT...
From flying Air Force jets to helping engineer the Saturn V, my dad was always ascending, always in love with the higher ground. I think of him now like this: joyfully setting off on the soul’s next journey. Happy landings to you, Carroll Graham Jones. I know in my heart we’ll meet again.
June 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
From flying Air Force jets to helping engineer the Saturn V, my dad was always ascending, always in love with the higher ground. I think of him now like this: joyfully setting off on the soul’s next journey. Happy landings to you, Carroll Graham Jones. I know in my heart we’ll meet again.
“You can’t see me!”
June 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
“You can’t see me!”
Barney wants ALL the toys. (Don’t tell him there are 20 more in that basket behind him.)
May 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Barney wants ALL the toys. (Don’t tell him there are 20 more in that basket behind him.)
It’s here! The soundtrack of my daily life for the foreseeable future.
May 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It’s here! The soundtrack of my daily life for the foreseeable future.
And here is the Wind Song spread from a fascinating binder in which artist Caryl Burtner has documented her perfumes over the years. If you don’t know Caryl’s work, you are in for a wonderful discovery. It will change how you look at your world! carylburtner.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
And here is the Wind Song spread from a fascinating binder in which artist Caryl Burtner has documented her perfumes over the years. If you don’t know Caryl’s work, you are in for a wonderful discovery. It will change how you look at your world! carylburtner.com
Anyone remember a 1970s drugstore perfume called Windsong? Just realized that’s exactly what our ligustrum trees smell like. (Now to find plants that smell like Herbal Essence shampoo, Bonne Bell lipgloss, and Love’s Baby Soft.)
May 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Anyone remember a 1970s drugstore perfume called Windsong? Just realized that’s exactly what our ligustrum trees smell like. (Now to find plants that smell like Herbal Essence shampoo, Bonne Bell lipgloss, and Love’s Baby Soft.)