The Green Room is a husband's answer to The Purple Room
A flash fiction story in answer to annart's writing challenge about a purple room.
Taos Pueblo represents the history and culture of the Tiwa people, who migrated to northern New Mexico, and have continued their traditions and culture here for centuries.
Taos is a town of cultural pluralism that blends many cultures and traditions both old and new.
Learn about San Geronimo Feast Day, an important event at Taos Pueblo with centuries-old traditions.
Jewelry from the Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico, is a traditional style created centuries ago.
Hopi overlay silversmithing is a style of jewelry very different from other native American jewelry.
Zuni Pueblo Native American jewelry has its own unique style different from that of the Navajos.
Navajo Native American handmade turquoise and silver jewelry is stunning to wear.
A writing challenge from Bill Holland and my response.
The back story behind, Outlander. the popular book series and Starz cable television show.
Some believe they are English and some believe they are only Cornish and/or British.
Many of our Christmas traditions began with the Celtic culture and traditions. Let's explore the rich tradition and lineage here.
A poetry challenge begets my poem to my friend - the wolf.
Four sisters defied the dictatorship of General Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic in the 50s. Three of them died for their dream of a free and democratic country.
Halloween is much more than just costumes and candy; the holiday has a rich and interesting history.
Another Dr. Seuss book, overlooked while he was alive, is being published this week!
Anthony Doerr, winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for his novel, All the Light We Cannot See www.theguardian.com Nice guys finish last, right? Not in this case. The literary community's reaction to Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize win is "How cool that...
Here is my contribution to April's Poetry Month. This is a castle I visited often when I lived in Germany as this was located about an hour by car from where I lived. It was built during the middle ages and sits in the Spessart woods of Germany. The...
Anne Boleyn, once so passionately loved by Henry VIII, ended her life by losing her head
The story of Catherine of Aragon, the true queen of Henry VIII, is a tragic one.
Thomas Cromwell rose from inauspicious beginnings to become the close master adviser to Henry VIII and helped rid Henry of unwanted wives while at the same time heading the English reformation.
Well, this is a first for me; interviewing myself for a Hubpages challenge from availiavision. I hesitated at first to take on this challenge because I find it difficult to write about myself. I am from that generation that believes you are not...
In this book is everything you have ever wanted to know about herbs, teas and spices by writer and author, Devika Primic aka. DDE
There are certain Thanksgiving Day traditions that families hold dear throughout America. Here are six of my favorites, from cranberry sauce to football.
Sometimes it takes a child to help us realize and understand the true meaning of Thanksgiving.
Rachel Goldstein must get important documents out of Nazi Germany if anyone is to believe what is happening to the Jewish there in 1939.
A true debonair gentleman, Oscar de la Renta, recently passed away, but he is leaving behind a legacy of beautiful, elegant and feminine designs of ready-to-wear fashion.
Andie Miller is in for a surprise that rocks her world, and it leaves her feeling life has changed forever.
Alfred the Great was named so because he fought off the Danish invaders, saved the English language, and brought learning and study to his realm.
The Norman invasion and the Battle of Hastings (1066) rocked the Anglo-Saxon world and changed the culture and English language forever.
Beer gardens, Oktoberfest, Dirndls and Lederhosen are all part of the culture of Munich, Germany in the beautiful state of Bavaria.
Berchtesgaden, in the German Bavarian Alps, has over come its dark Nazi history to become the ultimate summer and winter getaway and resort in Germany.
It was a surprise to all, especially to the author, when the Royal Swedish Academy announced that Frenchman Patrick Moriano had won the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2014.
Add the superfood of the 21st century, quinoa, to your diet and benefit from its nutritional value and health benefits.
Maria Montessori and her Montessori Method of teaching is universal, timeless, and classic and just as relevant today in the 21st century as it was at the turn of the 20th century.
Some of our favorite Mother Goose nursery rhymes we learned as children were originally written as secret and subversive messages for their time.
Russian folk and fairy tales were collected by Russian writer Aleksandr Afanasyev in the 19th century, and he is known as the Brother Grimm of Russia.
Check out the Isle of Man, one of the six modern Celtic nations, which has revived its Celt language, Manx Gaelic.
Some of our favorite fairy tales we listened to as children were originally written and/or collected by these three top French fairy tale writers who introduced us to the genre of fairy tales.
Faerie lore has been part of the culture and customs of the British Isles for thousands of years. This article covers a wide range of info on them.
The Bretons are descendants of the Britons, who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain to the farthest western shores of Brittany, France, and brought the Brittonic Celtic languages with them.
Doc Martin, series 6, begins for us here in the U.S. Catch PBS to watch this award-winning British show that is both hilarious and touching.
Nadine Gordimer's body of work was in protest to the "color bar" and apartheid that tore apart her beloved South Africa.
The origin of the Belgae tribes of northern Gaul were a mystery to Julius Caesar in 50's BC and they remain a mystery today.
The Gauls were the strongest Celtic tribe living in continental Europe and they gave the Romans a tough time.
The Samnites, a fierce Italic people of south-cental Italy, fought with the Roman legions for the ultimate control of Italy.
The Ulaid of the Ulster region were the largest of the Celtic tribes in N. Ireland in pre-history times.
Wales of Great Britain was also originally the home of the Celtic peoples.
The intoxicating Irish Queen Maeve , known for her sexual prowess - was she a true warrior Queen or Irish myth and lore?
The Irish Celts were a fierce people who called themselves Gaels and had the longest Celtic history in the British Isles.
One of the most extraordinary of illuminated manuscripts in Europe is the Book of Kells from Ireland.
When walking in the forest alone at night, beware of Ghillie Dhu, protector of the forest, from Scottish lore and myth.
The Celtic Picts of Scotland were the original inhabitants of the area, as modern genetic research has confirmed.
How are the English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish inter-related through the Celts?
Britons, also known as Celts, where not the first to inhabit England, but they left their mark there during the Iron Age.
Hell hath no fury as a woman wronged. Celtic Queen Boudicca revolted against the Roman army in southwest England (60–61 AD) and soundly defeated them in three battles before facing defeat.
Why has a one hundred year old woman spent more than half her life in an Irish mental hospital? Read about her story in this engaging novel by Irish novelist, Sebastian Barry.
There is quite the Celtic culture alive today in the northwest corner of Spain, known as Galicia.
A thirteen year old boy and a Dutch masterpiece painting embark on a strange and unusual odyssey together in this fascinating Pulitzer Prize winning novel.
Fifty years ago at this time, I was a visitor to the 1964/65 New York World's Fair. Read and see some of my fondest memories.
Add these healthy herbs or spice to your meals and not only enhance the taste but boost your health as well.
Enjoy St. Patrick's Day with the songs of Celtic Woman, beautiful Irish singers from Ireland, the Emerald Isles.
The Italian Renaissance slowly moved north, first to Germany and then to the Netherlands, and German Albrecht Durer was its leader.
Contemporary ballet is different from classical ballet. www.google.com While I studied classical ballet as a child, and today, classical ballet is still my preference, there is a new form of ballet that began in the 20th century and is still going...
Ballet begins in Italy and then moves on to France and Russia, with each country incorporating its own technique and beauty to ballet dance.
The story of pirate Queen Grace O'Malley is legendary in Ireland.
The third great painter of the High Renaissance period, Raphael, was as much a genius as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Learn about artist Raphael's paintings.
Leonardo da Vinci, from whom we coined the term "the Renaissance man", is because of all the various subjects of knowledge to which he lent his genius. He is best-known for his paintings.
Ten young, early Renaissance Florentines quarantine themselves against the Bubonic plague in a villa outside the walls of Florence, and pass the time entertaining themselves with stories.
After 18 years, one of the best young adult novels, The Giver is now a film. Don't miss this engaging and remarkable novel and film.
The gray wolf - much more intelligent than man gives it credit.
Was it real or was it a dream?
Travel to Germany at Christmas time and experience a magical German Christmas with all its lovely traditions.
A young girl's relationship with words, books and stories helps to empower her to survive Nazi Germany during WWII.
Dario Fo, Italian playwright, wrote plays that were banned in the U.S. in the 1980's. Yes, our country practiced censorship.
Elizabeth Gilbert's (Eat, Pray, Love) latest novel of a 19th century woman and her career in botany is a fascinating read for today.
Beatrix Potter and her charming illustrations and tales of "little critters" have brought hours of joy to children since the early 20th century.
An English writer and illustrator, Kate Greenaway produced children's books that became runaway best-sellers in the late 19th century.
A love, forlorn, in the city of lights.
Ian Flemming's British intelligence secret spy, James Bond 007 is still on the job.
Paul Gauguin was a bold and genius French artist known for painting portraits and landscapes of Tahiti and French Polynesia.
Peruvian-Spanish writer, Mario Vargas Llosa. www.google.com Another brilliant writer from the Latin American Boom of the 1960's and 70's is Peruvian-Spanish writer, Mario Vargas Llosa. He is originally from Peru but has been a citizen of Spain...
The delightful "Mary Poppins" books, eight in all, written by P. L. Travers have brought joy to children for many years.
Doris Lessing, 2007 Nobel Laureate in Literature, recently passed away at the age of 94. She leaves behind a large volume of writings in her unusual writing voice.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez in his masterpiece novel, "One Hundred Years of Solitude" combines the realistic with the fantastic to portray the people of Colombia and all of Latin America.
Octavio Paz defines the Mexican people and their culture through his poetry and essays.
Carlos Fuentes - the Spanish - speaking worlds's greatest writer.
Will Anna and Max survive their ballet performance of "Swan Lake?"
See a performance of "The Nutcracker Suite this Christmas season!
The Belearic Islands are a year round Spanish paradise.
As the holidays approach, chocolate becomes the center dessert of our celebrations. Here is the history of chocolate and how it became our favorite.
Once upon a time, I was an eighteen year old high school graduate and recipient of a scholarship to study Spanish in Guadalajara, Mexico for the summer between high school and college. I had the experience of my dreams living with a Mexican family...
Come as you are to the Florida Keys!
And the changes continue in Michael and Matthew's lives.
What will happen between Emma and Sam? What about Sam's son Mark?
Emma and Sam's story continues.
Emma begins a new life as a Mail-Order-Bride after an uproar in her hometown.
A letter changes the course of a man's life.
Sometimes love is unrealized between two people.
Alice Munro, 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature winner. www.google.com The Nobel Prize committee has chosen Canadian Anne Munro as winner of its ultimate prize of literature because they have found her to be the "master of the contemporary short story"...
The paintings of Sandro Botticelli from the Early Renaissance period show a gracefulness, a beauty and a rediscovery of classical antiquity.
Coco Chanel, the creator of "the little black dress," with a string of pearls, designed classic fashion that has never gone out of style.
The life of Anne Sullivan, the incredible teacher of Helen Keller.
Find inner peace by walking a labyrinth.
A tribute to Irish poet, Seamus Heaney on his recent death.
Margot Betti Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany to Jewish parents, Otto and Edith Frank in 1926. She was the eldest daughter of this couple and the elder sister to Anne Frank, famous for her diary describing a life in hiding from the Gestapo...
Spanish author, Javier Marias and his bestselling novel, 'The Infatuations.' www.google.com Another very intense, complex, witty, urbane and perceptive writer is Spanish novelist, Javier Marias, a contemporary writer and author of many novels. His...
One of America's contemporary short story writer and novelist is Junot Diaz, a Dominican-American writer and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2007) winner. I first discovered this unusual writer when I read his short story (since turned into a novel)...
suzettenaples One of the most beautiful places to have a picnic or a gathering for a party is at The Winery at Wolf Creek located in Norton, OH, southwest of Akron. This is a bit of Europe in northeast Ohio. I first discovered this winery when I was...
Gardenia jasminoides www.google.com One of the flowers that has been adopted to and assimilated well in Florida, is the gardenia. The sub-tropical and humid weather in Florida affords perfect growing conditions to the sweet-smelling gardenia flower,...
Boris Pasternak is the author of one of my favorite novels, Dr. Zhivago, which was made into a beautiful film in 1965. The hauntingly beautiful music, Lara's Theme, still resonates with me today. This novel is the epic story of a man's life and the...
A modern monoku. www.delainamiller.com Many of us here on Hub Pages write haiku - a Japanese haiku poetic form in English. Haiku can be written just on its own or can be accompanied by a photo or image. Many times then it is called a haiga. But, the...
Maya Angelou is probably our greatest living American poet and writer today. Her words resonate on the pulse of a nation and represent not just women's poetry, not just African-American poetry, but a people's poetry. Her poems resonate with us...
www.google.com Another set of beautiful islands to vacation or honeymoon on just a couple of hours by air from Miami, Florida are the Virgin Islands. Named so by Christopher Columbus when he founded them on one of his later voyages (1495), the...
suzettenaples She heard the echo of the waves lapping onto the shore in her ears and the squalk of sea gulls in the hazy blue sky. She smelled the salt air, the sand and the water. It all imbued her senses. She felt the sand squishing between her...
She stood among the Queen Anne's lace covering the field looking like the flower herself. She anxiously waited in the warm breeze for Michael. What was taking so long? He had promised to meet her here. She looked across the meadow and heard the...
One of my high school classmates, Jim Jarmusch has made his mark as a unique, eccentric indie filmaker.
Rita Dove, originally from Akron, Ohio, has made her voice heard through her award winning poetry.
A mysterious, lovely woman arrives on the campus of Kenyon College, a small Ohio liberal arts college.
She sat perfectly still as he quickly brushed and stroked the canvas painting her portrait. She had worked as a model for this painter several times now. He seemed to be constantly starting over in painting her but she couldn't criticize. What did...
One of our greatest American novels.
F. Scott Fitzgerald had only one daughter, "Scottie." Born to the most famous and celebrated couple of the 20th century, during the Jazz Age, an era that her father named himself, Frances Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1921 in St. Paul.
She looked out the window of the train box car at the passing wheat fields and farms along the Nebraska prairie. She blew her bangs out of her eyes in the hot and stuffy box car as the scenery flashed by her. The ocean, when she got there would be...
How had it come to this? He sat alone on the dark steps of the bar on the S. Philadelphia street corner, his head ragging from the alcohol and drugs - the H. He looked out onto the street in his alcohol and drugged haze. He saw a lone male walking...
www.google.com Angelina impatiently tapped her long fingernails on the old wooden bar. "How much longer must I wait?" she asked, her dark brown eyes flashing. "Hey, you want the job or not?" asked the bartender shrugging. He was old and wizened...
She danced the samba, the rumba and the salsa on the dark, rundown, Havana nightclub stage. He waited tables and served the drinks and food. Over the heads of the patrons their eyes had locked one evening during her performance and from that night...
Zelda and F.Scott Fitzgerald www.google.com F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda (Sayre) literally became the icons and celebrities of the Jazz Era during the 1920's. It was Fitzgerald himself that coined the term, the Jazz Age, in his writings...
Leonardo DiCaprio as the great Jay Gatsby. www.google.com If you haven't heard or don't know anything about The Great Gatsby, a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, then you apparently slept through your high school or college American literature...
www.google.com Remember when you were a child and had the opportunity to go to Grandma's house to play? That was always a real treat and something my sister and I never turned down. We could play at and do all the things we weren't allowed to do at...
Where have you been my winsome friend?
He's older now and the face is lined, but he's still the handsome, iconoclastic actor I remember after all these years. I first noticed Robert Redford in 1969 in his movie, Downhill Racer, and was mesmerized by his good looks. I loved the movie...
Preserve a bit of antiquity by doing a brass rubbing at Westminster Abbey.
www.google.com In the northeast corner of Spain, in and around the city of Barcelona, is the wonderful cava region. Cava is champagne, but only those made in the champagne region in France are permitted to be called champagne. The rest made...
www.google.com Deep in the south of Spain, the region of Andalucia, is where bullfighting, flamenco dancing, and beautiful, dark Spanish women have entranced the culture of Spain for thousands of years. This is the region where the matadors,...
The Leaning Tower of Pisa -- proof that man is not infallible.
See La Sagrada Familia, the beautiful 'frosting cake' basilica in Barcelona, Spain.
The Cleveland Flats is the former steel industrial area of Cleveland that is being revitalized with new loft apartments/condos, restaurants, and a concert venue.
All about Rioja wines, the best of the Spanish wines, the foods to eat them with and a fine Spanish restaurant in Cleveland, OH.
"The Dinner" and" Defending Jacob" are two novels, written by two different authors, with similar themes running through them that present moral dilemmas that will shock and awe you at the end.
The MacAllan children are now all grown and Sarafina returns home after a tragic accident hits the family. The last of a Maine short story series.
Jenny and Sam's son, Paul is now married to Mackenzie and they have a family of their own. The fifth of a Maine short story series.
Paul accepts his sailing award and makes a heartwarming speech. The fourth of a Maine short story series.
It is thirteen years later, and Sam and Jenny's son Paul definitely has a mind of his own about lobster fishing. The third of a Maine short story series.
A sequel to "A Maine Story". This story is about a Maine lobster war in which Sam becomes involved. The second of a Maine short story series.
A true story of courage, leadership and love.
Some rain comes into the lives of a young Maine couple. The first of a Maine short story series.
Sandra Cisneros, is a chicana writer that straddles both Mexican and American worlds and lives to write about it.
Sarah takes stock of her marriage while on vacation at Ocean Point, Maine.
A WWII story of the French Resistance.
The Sacramentary of Drogo, one of the gospel illustrated manuscripts from the Carolingian Revival. wikipedia Western Europe came crawling out of the "Dark Ages" with the arrival of Frankish kings, whom, in collaboration with the papacy in Rome,...
The Wurzburg Residence, palace of the Prince-bishop, and gardens. wikipedia The Wurzburger Residenz or Wurzburg Residence is the Prince-bishop palace located in downtown Wurzburg, Germany in the state of northern Bavaria. From the middle ages...
The lovely scent of lilacs reminds a man of his first love.
El Castillo, The Castle, the great pyramid at Chichen Itza. wikipedia One of the most advanced civilizations in the western hemisphere was the great ancient Maya civilization that was located in southern Mexico and northern Central America. It...
suzettenaples As life progresses in America we seem to be leading faster, more stressful, and more complicated lives each day. We are more connected today than we have ever been in history with our cell phones, iPads, e-mails, texting, smart phones,...
One of America's earliest poets wore many hats as he was a poet, a journalist, and a half-century long editor of the New York Evening Post. He was a romantic poet who wrote some of the great masterpieces of American poetry. He is none other than...
Hydra port - the main town on the beautiful island of Hydra. wikipedia Hear the phrase 'Greek Islands' and it brings up visions of paradise. Warm days, laying on the beaches and rocky shores of the islands, dipping in the water to cool off,...
I would be remiss if I did not tell you about Sojourner Truth and her great and eloquent speech she gave on women's rights right here in Akron, OH. She traveled here in 1851, and in downtown Akron, OH gave one of the most important speeches on...
This novel, Wide Sargasso Sea, written by Jean Rhys, is a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's 1847 famous novel, Jane Eyre. I had read Charlotte Bronte's novel many years ago, but just recently got around to reading Jean Rhys' postcolonial parallel novel...
Besides Hans Christian Andersen of Denmark, the two most well-known storytellers of European folk tales are the Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm of Germany, who developed an interest and curiosity in folklore and as scholarly researchers...
Chaucer became the 'father of English literature' when he published his clever Canterbury Tales in vernacular English, the first English author to do so.
I have always loved fairy tales. When I was a child, I especially loved them when I sat on my father's lap and he read them to me. I was safe and secure no matter how many hobgoblins, witches, ice queens, or mean step-mothers were out there. Sitting...
The haunting and gothic novel 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte is reviewed and the themes of the novel examined.
Anne Bronte, the youngest of the three Bronte sisters, writes a semi-autobiographical novel of life for a single woman in 1800's England.
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey today. wikipedia One of the most modern and beautiful cities in the world is Istanbul, Turkey and the reason this city is so interesting is because it is both a western and a eastern city. It is European and it is...
One of the greatest classical novels from England and one of my favorites is Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, published in 1847. It is the dark, intense and highly imaginary novel of passion and hate set on the English Yorksire moors. Although...
One of the most beautiful painters of women over the centuries is Dante Gabriel Rossetti who lived during the Victorian Age in England and was an English painter and poet. His given name at birth was Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti, but when he...
Heidelberg, Germany and the River Neckar in the Black Forest. wikipedia Off the beaten Romantic Road in Germany, located in southwest Germany, and nestled deep in the Schwartzwald, or Black Forest of Germany, is the lovely university town of...
One of the most poignant and melodic yet melancholy of Christmas carols I have ever sung is "In the Bleak Midwinter," words written by Christina Rossetti, one of England's finest Victorian poets. She was second only to Elizabeth Barret Browning. I...
Surprisingly, I had never read the poetry or writings of Sylvia Plath. How I got through high school and college with an English degree and a concentration in literature, without reading any Sylvia Plath, I don't know. I certainly had heard about...
Traditional Flamenco dancer. wikipedia Any visit or trip to Spain, must be accompanied with a night out seeing the art of Flamenco, Spain's traditional folkloric dance, song and guitar The highlight of a Spanish trip is not complete without...
Robert Frost is the quintessential American poet of the 20th century. Explore his life and read two of his poems: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" and "The Road Not Taken."
Faeries have always been magical, enchanting, sprites that flutter around in imaginary worlds. They became part of our childhood culture through such stories and books as E.M Barrie's Peter Pan. We have grown to love Tinker Bell, one of the faery...
Every country and / or people has its epic poem that defines its culture, values, and heroism. One of the most famous epic poems in the English language is Beowulf. In the Spanish culture and language, that epic poem is Cantar del Mio Cid (The Poem...
The Falls of the Cuyahoga River in downtown Cuyahoga Falls, OH. wikipedia I suppose it is fitting that I came back here to Cuyahoga Falls this summer as this city is celebrating a huge birthday - it's Bicentennial. Yes, two hundred years ago in...
Feel the passion of Andalusia, Spain through Lorca's beautiful poetry.
The Ohio Shakespeare Festival performs Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice' at Akron's Stan Hyett Hall and Gardens. It is an annual outdoor Shakespeare production that delights all.
John Donne was a complicated man and this definitely showed up in his writings. His metaphysical conceits are intellectual, unique, and even quite bold. His poetry is full of his genius conceits. His prose writings, his sermons and meditations, are...
The Valley of the Fallen - Spain. wikipedia The Spanish Civil War was one of the most difficult, horrific, monstrous, and dividing of wars. It was hard fought on both sides, but the Nationalists, lead by Generalisimo Francisco Franco, were...
Elizabeth Barret Browning was one of the most prominent English poets of the Victorian Era and it is during this time that she and her husband, Robert Browning, conducted their love affair through verse and produced many tender, loving, and...
You are probably thinking, Ernest Hemingway and his famous novel, "For Whom the Bell Tolls," right? Well Hemingway took the words from John Donne for the title of his novel as the bells were tolling for Jordan, his hero and protagonist in his novel....
By the 17th century England, along came John Donne to English literature, who broke all poetry conventions of the time. While English poets were still writing in the flowery and beautiful Elizabethan style of poetry, Donne came along and shocked...
One of the masters of the baroque sound in music, Antonia Vivaldi, is heralded as leading this style of music in Venice, Italy, the city where baroque music originated.
Guernica (1937) by Pablo Picasso wikipedia Pablo Picasso, a Spanish artist, was a brillant genius who painted during the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century and is credited with creating and painting in the Cubism period of modern art....
Edward Guglielmi, architect and stone mason Guglielmi collection To me he was just Grandpa Guglielmi. I remember the family dinners with all my aunts, uncles, and cousins and all that great Italian food and grandpa sat at the head of the large,...
Inside of the dome of the Florence Cathedral designed by Brunelleschi wikipedia In my travels throughout Europe I have found the architecture of the Renaissance Period to be the most beautiful and breathtaking of all I saw. Even greater than the...
Along with Florence and Rome, Venice also became an important center of the Renaissance taking place in Italy.
The de' Medici family of Florence, Italy continued for more than 300 years and one of its most famous and powerful women was Catherine de' Medici who eventually became the Queen Consort of France, Regent Queen of France and overseerer of the French...
The Italian Renaissance flourished in Florence, Italy and it is this city that was the heart of the Renaissance. One of the many reasons for the "rebirth" of knowledge and culture in Florentine lives was because of one dynamic family, the de'...
This poem is dedicated to my students over a thirty year teaching career. This is about YOU whether I had you as a student in Cuyahoga Falls, overseas, or in Canton. Teaching and learning is never a one way street, but it is definitely an important...
The one person given both the monikers, "father of Humanism" and "father of the Renaissance," by historians is none other than Franceso Petrarca (or Petrarch in English) Petrarch was an Italian writer who gave us the lyrical poem, the sonnet, as we...
The Italian Renaissance brought a rebirth of knowledge and arts all over Europe and the Northern European countries experienced the Renaissance not far after Italy.
Florence, Italy is where the Renaissance all began in Italy and from there spread throughout all of Europe.
il Duomo and the famed dome built by Brunelleschi, and the Campanile to the right. wikipedia Now, I haven't been completely around the world and, therefore, I haven't seen everything there is to see, but I can tell you, from all my European, North...
Amish horse buggy from Lancaster, PA. wikipedia Here in Ohio we have the largest Amish and Mennonite population and communities anywhere in the world. This population lives in Wayne and Hoimes counties in Ohio and when driving through the rural...
Arial shot of Istanbul, Turkey with the Bosphorus waterway running through the city. The left is Europe and the right is Asia. wikipedia I stood at the door of the airplane in the cold night air and cautiously looked down the stairway. There at the...
As a child our family lived in southern New Jersey just less than two hours from New York City and I was fortuate to be able to see and experience the theatre in New York. One of my favorite memories is of seeing a performance of Marcel Marceau, the...
Starry Night painted by Vincent van Gogh wikipedia Post - Impressionism, I believe, is best illustrated through the beautiful and haunting works of Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh. I am sure you know about this painter as, yes, he is the one who cut...
My favorite painting by Mary Cassatt. It reminds me of my sister and me at the Jersey shore when we were children. (of course, the bathing suits were different!) wikipedia American Impressionism was a style of painting related to the European...
"Impressions, Sunlight" painted by Claude Monet, one of the originals of the Impressionist painters in Paris. wikipedia The above painting by Claude Monet started the beginning of the Impressionism Movement in art in Paris, France in the 19th...