Friday, February 24, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
w.w.w. Wednesday
To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…
- What are you currently reading? Reading: Hark! A Vagrant
by Kate Beaton, and listening to Chill Factor: A Novel
by Sandra Brown
- What did you recently finish reading? America's Founding Food: The Story of New England Cooking
, by Keith Stavely
- What do you think you’ll read next? The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
by John Boyne as an audiobook. Probably New York to Dallas (In Death)
in print. I keep putting it down to read something else.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Book review ~ Sybil Exposed, by Debbie Nathan
Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case
is the story of the intertwined lives of the women who wrote the book called "Sybil." One, was the psychiatric patient, one the doctor, and one an author. It begins in the early 20th century and continues on through the deaths of all three women, and catalogs how the book and mythos of Sybil and Multiple Personality Disorder came to be.It discusses the impact the book had on society and the psychiatric community in the mid 1970s, and how that played out in the adoption of recovered memory as a recognized goal of psychiatric treatment.
The book seemed thoroughly researched and scholarly, but I still felt the author's hostility toward Dr. Cornelia Wilbur. Nobody walks away innocent in Nathan's book, although "Sybil" is surely the most sympathetic.
What happened to "Sybil" was tragic and today might even be considered criminal. Dr. Wilbur's unorthodox and "revolutionary" treatments today would be looked at as a complete breach of medical and psychiatric ethics.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Charles Dickens 200th birthday
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| via Google |
I doubt anyone reading this blog needs to be told who Dickens was, but it might interest you to know he's a distant relation of ours. His book A Christmas Carol has had a profound impact on how we celebrate Christmas as a family, as it has for many others.
Happy birthday, Uncle Chuck!
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| via Wikipedia |
Monday, February 06, 2012
Diamond Jubilee
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| Queen Elizabeth then and now via The Mary Sue |
I'm not a big royal-watcher, but I do remember seeing Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee when I was a kid. The Queen Mum has been on the job for 60 years now, and not always with the entire approval of her subjects. Nevertheless, most Brits seem to love their Queen.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Art news: an update of the Mona Lisa
At the Prado in Spain, they've restored a copy of the Mona Lisa to what they believe is how it originally looked.
Here's a side-by-side comparison:
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| via Apartment Therapy |
Pinterest Thursday
If you're not on Pinterest, you're missing out on some excellent visual experiences. Imagine organizing all the pictures that you like from the Internet into categories that you create, and then sharing them. That's Pinterest. It's a visual pinboard, sure. But it's also a great replacement for your favorites. And all kinds of fun.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
January 2012 round-up
1) Candle
scents this month: Bonfire
2) What I read this month: In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson; America's Founding Food; The Wordy Shipmates (again); 1493 (still working on this one)
3) Top three songs I was drawn to: "Would You" from Singin' in the Rain; "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd;
4) Movies I saw: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil; Infamous; The Ides of March;
5) Favorite tv moments of the month: Modern Family: "Lifetime Supply";
6) Something yummy I made: Broiled asparagus w/ lemon pepper - quick and easy.
7) Restaurants where I ate: Snoopy's Diner; Ichiban; Jacky's Galaxie; Square Peg; Sura; Cheeseboy (we ate in restaurants way too much this month)
8.) Five things I am loving this month: The weather the fist week or so was phenomenal. We actually had a day in the 60's. And then it finally snowed! Hooray for snow in January!
9) A goal I had for this month: eating healthier - not as successful as I would have liked.
10) This month I looked forward to: post-holiday peace and quiet.
11) Something I want to remember about this month: Niece R's very bad day; The Providence Post-Holiday Blogger Party; Style Week: Providence; meeting Dixie of Blue Suede; Red White and Blues fundraiser.
12) A photo I took this month:
2) What I read this month: In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson; America's Founding Food; The Wordy Shipmates (again); 1493 (still working on this one)
3) Top three songs I was drawn to: "Would You" from Singin' in the Rain; "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd;
4) Movies I saw: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil; Infamous; The Ides of March;
5) Favorite tv moments of the month: Modern Family: "Lifetime Supply";
6) Something yummy I made: Broiled asparagus w/ lemon pepper - quick and easy.
7) Restaurants where I ate: Snoopy's Diner; Ichiban; Jacky's Galaxie; Square Peg; Sura; Cheeseboy (we ate in restaurants way too much this month)
8.) Five things I am loving this month: The weather the fist week or so was phenomenal. We actually had a day in the 60's. And then it finally snowed! Hooray for snow in January!
9) A goal I had for this month: eating healthier - not as successful as I would have liked.
10) This month I looked forward to: post-holiday peace and quiet.
11) Something I want to remember about this month: Niece R's very bad day; The Providence Post-Holiday Blogger Party; Style Week: Providence; meeting Dixie of Blue Suede; Red White and Blues fundraiser.
12) A photo I took this month:
Dress from Style Week Providence
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