BABY AIRPLANE HARNESS

Urbino, The Story of a Renaissance City, June Osborne, Photographs by Joe Cornish, Foreward by Sir John Mortimer.

The Madonna of Senigallia, Piero della Fancesca (Ducal Palace, Urbino)---a contemplative and serene Madonna in a domestic setting.

Actually, I copied it because I opened to this page and noticed the red coral ornament and figured it must be an omen. I may have scanned this before. I know I did some reading on red corral trying to find out what it meant. The author here says the "coral was...to ward off evil" but (((the male Tiffanny is here eating something noise with exaggerated movements. When I glanced up at the first sound, he quickly reached into the bag (out of my view) and with a defiant catbird smile put a bite in his mouth. He's a handsome boy and must have gotten his contempt for me from his mother. There is a dark haired student age male sitting to me right who keeps pantomiming or miming things at me. A while ago he stared at me and mouthed something. I can't remember what it was, but I think it may have been "Hi, Tom.". When I glanced over at his look, he quickly put his cheek on his palm and showed me the top of his head. Just now he moved back quickly in his chair, turned around and searched the area behind him as he placed the palm of one hand at the base of his skull rubbing it as though to alleviate some discomfort. This latter gesture is one they have taunted me with for 30 or 40 years. The Tiffany is eating and chewing with more vigor and there is a dark haired male, student age, to his left who coughs twice at me periodically. He has a contemptuous catbird smile also. It is (Rubbing the base of the skull, I mean.) an expression or mime of the tension felt by someone who is experiencing a mental assault or negative vibes or whatever. They generally have done it in the past in the tone and mood of braggadocio over the charismatic power of some particular antagonist. He has a kind of baby face and he just said, "right" to me but I think it was psychic. That back and forth head motion I have described is the same kind of gesture. The dark-haired-student- age-male-2-cougher (actually, he hasn't persisted...well he just cleared his throat at me so maybe...) just made the motion with a self-satisfied smile.))) is nearly has unsatisfying Aristotle's explanation of gravity: "Things tend toward their center." (I guess I'm plagerizing ebling? again. As I have said before, they often comment on something I have written my making a perplexed, questioning, interrogatory, upturning "hmmm?" or "huh?" and a male just said that to me as though he didn't understand the "center" comment.) I decided I like the rose, too, and thought it went well with the comments on the nosegay sniffing Aztec emmissaries seeking hearts to place on the high altar. It wasn't until I started to copy it that I noticed how the two "fair-haired (The dark haired student age male just relieved the tension in his neck by moving his head from side to side then moving it backward and forward. When the bombard you with vibes at times when they have given you that headache chemical, it can create relatively more tension and become quite painful.) angels" have their arms folded across their chests in what looks like the crossed straps or bands worn across the chests by the Vanth figures or funeral guardians represented in Etruscan art and elsewhere.

Last night was Lucy's first night in a hotel room. She did pretty well
in this little travel bed from Target. It folds up into a little bag
you carry over your shoulder. We were pretty nervous about how she
would do because it isn't exactly cushy. But I placed a little blanket
beneath her and she slept until 3 am - right inside her normal range.

It is much lighter than a pack and play. But it is probably more akin
to a dog bed with dangling toys above. Now that I think about it, we
probably could have used this instead of bringing the activity mat.

I was pretty happy that all of our baby acoutrements were flat and
collapsible, like the bouncy seat, the bath chair, the activity mat
and this little travel bed. Although next visit, we may just need the
bath chair.

I was pretty proud of myself. I visited a stationery store on Trade
Street during Arts on Foot in downtown Winston. I was in love with all
of the beautiful papers in Snooze's shop. I introduced myself and told
her I would live to teach a workshop there. She seemed excited by the
idea. So I think the chances are high. I'm already thinking of a fall
2009 NC tour. I hope to line a few different workshops together over a
week or two period. How fun! Let me know if you are interested.