Monthly Archives: April 2017

Apr30

high spirits and devilment.

Posted on April 30, 2017 by beth

april, 1953 in ann arbor

‘Trees in the 700 block of Oxford Rd. blossomed – with bicycles, not with nature’s spring handiwork. About 25 bicycles were lifted into the branches by high-spirited pledges from the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at 707 Oxford Rd. The pledges also piled fraternity furniture on the house lawn, disconnected electricity and water and generally disrupted the life of the fraternity house. Fraternity spokesmen said there was no special reason for the devilment. Shown here removing one of the bicycles from its arboreal resting place is Frank E. Cornwell of Ashtabula, O., a university sophomore.’ – ann arbor news

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“a little perspective, like a little humor, goes a long way.”

-allen klein

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credits: ann arbor news, april, 1953, ann arbor district library/old news archive, mlive,com

Apr29

it goes in the show.

Posted on April 29, 2017 by beth

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so, i actually cried while watching “the smurfs”

luckily there was some magic involved

that turned things around

as the universe tends to do

in its own strange way

unexpectedly

with no explanation

and all at once

everything was right with world again.

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“if it makes you cry, it goes in the show.”

-annie leibovitz

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image credit: sony pictures

Apr28

another one.

Posted on April 28, 2017 by beth

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were we looking at the frog or was the frog looking at us?

“it’s useful to go out of this world and see it from the perspective of another one.”

-terry pratchett

Apr27

unravelling.

Posted on April 27, 2017 by beth

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public art found in the dequindre cut, detroit, mi.

(artist unknown)

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science is about unravelling nature.

n. r. narayana murth

Apr26

shhhh….

Posted on April 26, 2017 by beth

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this is where it all began

my lifelong love and fascination

with the spy business

in this just-leaked satellite photo from the early 60’s

i was on assignment

and

my cover was

as a seven year old girl

posing casually out front

after a long day spent at the office

i feel quite sure no one suspected.

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“i think I would have been a hopeless spy. i love telling stories and am almost entirely unable to keep a secret.”

-ben macintyre

Apr25

“farming is a profession of hope” – brian brett

Posted on April 25, 2017 by beth

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today we met the farmers

they got down low

and

told us everything

they showed us how to plant our own food

so that we could eat it later

they answered all of our questions

and told us

how the food would taste better

because we know the farmers now.

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“know you food, know your farmers, and know your kitchen.”

-joel salatin

Apr24

bookstock.

Posted on April 24, 2017 by beth

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spent a late afternoon

browsing through this collection of

used books of all sorts

went home with unexpected treasures

and things to look forward to

kind of like woodstock

but without

the mud, tie dye, or music

just lots of good words.

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The Bookstock Fund was created from the revenue of each year’s Bookstock sale and donations. Focused on enhancing literacy throughout Detroit and the metropolitan area, each year the Fund looks for community partners doing inspiring and life-changing work on the individual, family, and organizational level.

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“it is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.”
― oscar wilde