Category Archives: Books Recommended by Rosemary

Tobacco Harvest

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Rosemary
Elderly Chinese man holds sheaf of tobacco leaves

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Yunnan China 2005 I made the driver stop when I saw this man and his family drying their tobacco crop. The tobacco leaves were tied to long poles and were hung in a barn. Never mind if the barn was a … Continue reading →

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CURIOUS

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Rosemary
Rural China:Two pigs lean out of a window

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Guilin, China 2005 “Some animals are more equal than others.”  I’ve been watching a film about the life of George Orwell and thought of this quote from his book, “Animal Farm”. The book was a commentary on the rise of … Continue reading →

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Stalin vs. Dracula

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Rosemary
pottery figure of Stalin

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Tbilisi,  Georgia 2016 Stalin was born in the town of Gori, Georgia. He attended an Orthodox Seminary in Tbilisi which I walked past several times. On our way to the Caucasus Mountains, we ate lunch in the village of Gori, Stalin’s … Continue reading →

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The Sovok

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Rosemary
street musician seems to be having a conversation with a pigeon

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Moscow, Arbat Street, 2009 People who lived through Soviet times are called “Sovok” now. For years they lived under socialism where their life was planned according to schedule, not their schedule, but the schedule dictated by Moscow. Then  communism/socialism fell and suddenly the system … Continue reading →

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Despair

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Rosemary
russia, woman dressed in black seems lost in despair

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Sergei Posad Monastery…Moscow 2009 An elderly woman, maybe a nun, sits on a bench in the courtyard of Sergei Posad Monastery. Her posture makes me think of despair but she may be full of hope and peace. I name my blogs … Continue reading →

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Retro Angkor Thom

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Rosemary
Angkor Thom Gate with pedicab

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Angkor Thom 2011 The gate to Angkor Thom without tourists. How did that happen unless this shot was taken fifty years ago? and that couldn’t be because they didn’t have roads or motorcycle- powered pedicabs in those days. To be honest, … Continue reading →

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Istanbul Neighborhood

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Rosemary
Istanbul: black and white street scene with borek pushcarts

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Istanbul sometime in the late 90’s I’ve just finished reading Orhan Pamuk’s latest book, “A Strangeness in My Mind” and the book has caused me to have my own mental “strangeness”. The book tells of a poor man, Mevlut, who sells yogurt and … Continue reading →

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Hats of Palm

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Rosemary
man in palm leaf hat stands on the banks of the Irrawaddy River

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Burma 2011 This photo makes me think of Joseph Conrad’s novel, “Heart of Darkness”. I like the way the man stares impassively. Who knows what he is thinking? I cropped the photo to a square format to place the man … Continue reading →

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Weaponizing Kite String

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Rosemary
on an Indian street, men add ground glass to kite string

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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 2009 Remember the book, “The Kite Runner” ? The way the boys would try to make their opponent’s kite fall to the ground by slicing through the string with their own, glass covered, kite string? We noticed … Continue reading →

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Chimerical

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Rosemary
seascape of northern Russia color

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Northern Russia 2009 I first noticed the word “chimera” when my middle daughter came home from college and somehow found a way to work the word into our conversation.  I had been accustomed to being the one who introduced new words … Continue reading →

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