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Alterations
Julia ♦ October 2, 2020 ♦ Leave a comment
“Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.” — Faith Baldwin I imagine most of you remember Scarlett O’Hara’s reinvention of her parlor curtains, as well as Carol Burnett’s hilarious parody of it. I admired Scarlett’s ability to work with whatever she had, which often wasn’t very much. In our era, when new clothing is relatively easy …
The perturbing mystery
Julia ♦ August 30, 2020 ♦ 12 Comments
“The butterfly’s attractiveness derives not only from colors and symmetry: deeper motives contribute to it. We would not think them so beautiful if they did not fly, or if they flew straight and briskly like bees, or if they stung, or above all if they did not enact the perturbing mystery of metamorphosis: the latter …
Alterations
Julia ♦ October 2, 2013 ♦ 18 Comments
“Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.” — Faith Baldwin I imagine most of you remember Scarlett O’Hara’s reinvention of her parlor curtains, as well as Carol Burnett’s hilarious parody of it. I admired Scarlett’s ability to work with whatever she had, which often wasn’t very much. In our era, when new clothing is relatively easy …
The perturbing mystery of metamorphosis
Julia ♦ August 30, 2013 ♦ 21 Comments
“The butterfly’s attractiveness derives not only from colors and symmetry: deeper motives contribute to it. We would not think them so beautiful if they did not fly, or if they flew straight and briskly like bees, or if they stung, or above all if they did not enact the perturbing mystery of metamorphosis: the latter …
Defeat Despair 