Box 11
Contains 38 Results:
Mack, Nancy - Adrift in a Floating World, September 27, 1995
The author's husband, Jack, had an aunt and uncle with an extensive collection of Japanese prints which she came to appreciate more and more as she learned about their history, especially in the 17th century under the Shogun, when a new entertainment world, ukiyo - or "floating world" - came into being. She traces the history of Japanese art and the family's prints, many of which made their way to a sale at Christie's.
Life of American Artist Alice Kellogg Tyler (1862 – 1900), November 8, 1995
The search for information about Alice Kellogg and the hunt, discovery, and purchase of some of her paintings.
Tukey, Margot - Good Morning, Mrs. Roosevelt, October 11, 1995
A biography of Eleanor Roosevelt by the author who spent Thanksgiving weekend with her and some of the extended family when she was in college in the early 1950s (through her friendship with Mrs. Roosevelt's granddaughter, Chandler).
Fargo, Barbara - Die Kur Im Alpenklima (Bavarian: "take the cure"), October 25, 1995
The author's story of her family visiting the spa town of Kurstadt in the Bavarian Alps. During summers she takes the cure, 4 weeks of unstructured, undemanding, uneventful time and swimming, sunbathing, mountain-walking, mountain-viewing, aimless bicycling, and napping. Description of the delights fill the paper.
Kelley, Katrina - Gravity Is My Enemy, October 29, 1997
The author begins with the history of exercise going back to ancient Egypt and coming up to the present age of fad diets, unusual exercise programs, and other things one can do to improve his or her image. Everything reduces to walking, which is one of the best ways of staying fit.
Bray, Shirley - This New House, November 12, 1997
The story of building a new house in Tucson, AZ, in the Catalina foothills, with details of the architect, builder, and interior decorator that the couple used in addition to the development and history of the Tucson area and descriptions of its scenery.
Harrison, Ellen - Walking a Dog in the Fog, February 11, 1998
"Threads of life change because of unexpected decisions." The author's family is challenged by a move to Midwest Chicago from Connecticut. Over the summer of 1973 they are in Martha's Vineyard to purchase a "home" to sustain their connection with the East. When the time came, Chicago offered rain in fog for six weeks after their move. It is the author's story of their move and ultimate satisfaction. Adventures in Martha's Vineyard intertwined.
Strong, Gael - A Bundle O'Days, January 28, 1998
An account of a family reunion held in Vermont in the summer of 1996. The several months of planning using the new medium of email brought new humor. In the end, the story has a surprise outcome, despite the detailed planning.
Johnson, Arlene - Viva la Vida, December 10, 1997
The story of artist Frieda Chalo [Frida Kahlo] and muralist Diego Riviera: their relationship, lives as artists in the U.S. and Mexico, and Ms Chalo's [Kahlo's] life.
Guenzel, Elizabeth - The Silence of Snow, April 22, 1998
A powerful and loving story about the author’s brother, who dies in World War II in Italy as a soldier. Also growing up together in Minnesota.
Remien, Marguerite Cleary - Semper Ubi Sub Ubi, May 13, 1998
Can one be a writer if they've been showered in blessings? The author proves that indeed one can. She tells a string of funny family and personal stories. Names of people quoted: Ellen Goodman, columnist; Lewis Thomas; Edward Ball; Jill Kerr Conway; Frank King (Gasoline Alley); Annie Dillard.
Buck, Joanne - Love in Small Towns, February 25, 1998
A story, historical fiction, about the settling of Wisconsin, specifically Genesee Township, which attracted many Welsh and Scotch-Irish immigrants. The story follows individuals from the Meigs family from the mid 1800's to the Depression of 1928. Many letters provide the framework of the truth for this story of several generations.
Davis, Anne - Traditions, March 25, 1998
Johnson, Rosemarie (Rhie) - Home Is Where You Park It, April 8, 1998
The world of RVing (Recreational Vehicles): the associations, the people who inhabit them, their lifestyles, the comedies inherent, etc.
Van Deusen, Kathleen E. - Old Lace, Hold the Arsenic. History of lace making illustrated by a large collection of handmade lace, May 8, 1996
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Magie, Margaret MacGregor (submitted by granddaughter, Meredith C. Magie) - A disastrous hiking trip by a young couple in the White Mountains of New Hampshire cut short by a serious encounter with a hungry black bear, May 27, 1998
A note explains that the story is a retelling of the tale told by the grandmother (Margaret Magie) of the young woman (Meredith C. Magie).
Bush, Susanne B. - Plunder, March 26, 1997
Knight, Andrea C. - The Canadians, April 9, 1997
The author explores the question "Who are the Canadians?" From her ringside seat in a 36' sailboat in 1997 traversing in one summer from Toronto through Montreal and the St. Lawrence River to Nova Scotia, she recounts the varied origins and history of Canada. She paints a picture of current day Canadian culture and political life, its tensions and charms.
Lea, Jean - The Big Smoke - 35 Years later, April 24, 1996
Earle, Betty (Elizabeth T.) - A Maritime Melange, October 9, 1996
The long ago story of a little girl named Ethel Annie who became an orphan when her parents died in 1903: her life and the family who adopted her, her education, her marriage at age 55 and the couple's long journey north to New Brunswick, ME, and into Canada to find out about her family of origin. Lines from the Poem, Dark Harbor, by Mark Strand, Poet Laureate in 1990, summarizes the experience: ... the time has come to embrace your origins as you would yourself ..."
Darrow, Anita S. - Senior September, May 22, 1996
A quartet of "old biddies" take off for Tuscany for an adventure. "You bet!" At age 75 the author and her friends begin their trip by staying at a villa between two mountains, in the village of Caprese Michelangelo. They take off with wheel chair and a rented car and do just fine. Many details of their discoveries - beauty and history and fun.
Howe, Ellen V. (Tina) - Discovery on The Far Side of the World, April 10, 1996
A young girl, whose family summers in Maine, rummages among dusty books in a back room of their cottage. She finds a 1790 account of Mutiny on the Bounty, written by William Bligh. The story is retold through her words and comments. (Topics: Samuel Eliot Morison, Fletcher Christian, Edwards Christian, Alexander Smith, Captain Folger, Pitcairn Island, Tahiti, breadfruit).
Watts, Faith W. - This Old Garage, March 27, 1996
The author relates stories about a Cape Cod style 3-car garage built behind her Prairie Style home in Glencoe. Most of the story is about a 27-passenger 1937 Yellowstone National Park tour bus with a white engine that her son and three friends drove from Wyoming to Chicago at 35 mph and parked in the garage. The object was to keep it running while preparing to sell it.
Trobaugh, Marjorie - At Their Mercy, February 14, 1996
The author writes of her life in a rehab unit over the Christmas holidays. She shares observations and the many new experiences that come in 1996 through the medical world inside an urban teaching hospital.
Fink, Eloise Bradley - The Hands That Rocked the Country, February 28, 1996
A series of portraits of U.S. Presidents' wives - amusing and enlightening vignettes.