The Call: Curly Tail — Jessica Sometimes, when the call comes through for the day, I wonder what on earth was going through my mind when I chose that word. Curly? I must have just thought it sounded cool because no one in my house has curly hair. What, I wonder, did I think I […]
The Call: Roots of Style — Jessica I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I have a definite photographic style. Yet. I’m working on it. But I would attribute what I have to these three books. Every book Michael Freeman has written as been informative to me. But Perfect Exposure was so chock-full […]
The Call: Instruction Manuals — Cheryl I’ve discovered that I like to learn on my own, taking my time, following rabbit trails, picking up a book and dropping it for something else a few chapters later. This modus operandi is one of the reasons I feel compelled to buy books and seldom visit the library. […]
The Call: Center of the Storm — Jessica Solitude is something that is in very short supply around here. I often joke that even Jesus got to get away from the crowds every now and then. Not easy for a mom. But yesterday (and yes this is a picture from yesterday…it was a busy day […]
The Call: Portrait of the Artist — Cheryl This is probably the most expensive book we own. It is a slipcased copy of James Joyce’s classic, published in 1968 for members of The Limited Editions Club. In 1994, I purchased it for Dennis as a wedding gift, paying $125 for it. It is copy no. […]
The Call: Book Learning — Jessica It is one of the paradoxes of life that the more you read and learn the more you realize how little you know. Which, in my case, prompts me to order more books from Amazon. Response: Beauty in Death — Cheryl Equating death with beauty seems paradoxical, but in […]
The Call: Unabridged — Cheryl About three years ago, I read A Tale of Two Cities for the first time, having borrowed an old hardcover from Dennis’s parents. I enjoyed the book, but found much of it confusing. Reading the introduction after finishing the story (I sometimes do it that way) made me realize that […]
The Call: Photography Crash Course — Jessica My husband has suddenly been bitten by the shutterbug. After looking through a bunch of websites over the week, he finally asked me last night if I had any books that I could recommend for a beginner trying to understand the essence of photography. Ha! Do I have […]
The Call: Henry and a Good Book — Cheryl O dear Jesus, I humbly implore you to grant your special graces to our family. May our home be a shrine of peace, purity, love, labor, and faith. I beg you, dear Jesus, to protect and bless all of us, absent and present, living and dead. […]
The Call: Still Life with Chocolate — Cheryl What is essential to life? Looking at the question academically turns up some obvious, but mundane, answers: water, proteins, air, shelter, food. My list of essentials goes beyond the basics. The books were the first items I collected for this still life, as I can’t imagine life […]