Monthly Archives: March 2014

Bach’s 329th Birthday and our 29th Anniversary

Posted on March 31, 2014 by jyourist

Posted in music | Tagged anniversary, Bach, cello, Cello suite No. 1--Prelude, music, Yo Yo Ma | 1 Comment

“Onset” by Kim Addonizio

Posted on March 30, 2014 by jyourist

Watching that frenzy of insects above the bush of white flowers, bush I see everywhere on hill after hill, all I can think of is how terrifying spring is, in its tireless, mindless replications. Everywhere emergence: seed case, chrysalis, uterus, … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry, spring | Tagged Kim Addonizio, longing, onset, poems, poetry, spring | 1 Comment

“Guarded” at the Art Institute

Posted on March 29, 2014 by jyourist

In the Christopher Wool retrospective at the Art Institute, JB and I were greeted by one of the guards who asked us what we thought of the exhibit. JB had answered he felt the work a bit depressing. I mentioned that … Continue reading →

Posted in art, artist | Tagged abstract art, art exhibition, Art Institute, Christopher Wool, conceptual art, guard, retrospective | 2 Comments

Rose La Rose and the last gasp of burlesque

Posted on March 28, 2014 by jyourist

In conversation with friends last week, I was reminded of a time in high school when I was in the musical South Pacific as Bloody Mary. (I always got the secondary humorous leads.) There is a scene in the play … Continue reading →

Posted in school, Teaching | Tagged burlesque, Rose La Rose, strip tease, student, teacher, Toledo Ohio, Town Hall | 8 Comments

Romanian Pot le gel

Posted on March 26, 2014 by jyourist

My Romanian grandmother (my mother’s mother) used to make this dish and when I was young, I hated it. My mother would put great big dollops of it on her salad instead of dressing or slather it across thick slices … Continue reading →

Posted in cooking, family, food, recipe | Tagged family, food, pot le gel, recipe, romanian eggplant | 1 Comment

Matcha Daifuku, Scampi, Rocks, Presqu’ile, and Dragon Netsuke

Posted on March 25, 2014 by jyourist

xxxxx xxxxx xxxJB is 72 today. xxxMH will be 69 Thursday. xxxI will be 64 next Wednesday. xxxWho knows where the time goes?

Posted in photography, relationship, time | Tagged birthdays, friendship, photography, relationship, time | 2 Comments

“The New Rule” by Rumi

Posted on March 24, 2014 by jyourist

It’s the old rule that drunks have to argue and get into fights. The lover is just as bad. He falls into a hole. But down in that hole he finds something shining, worth more than any amount of money … Continue reading →

Posted in catharsis, poetry, transformation | Tagged catharsis, Coleman Barks, poems, poetry, rules, Rumi, transformation | 1 Comment

White Crane

Posted on March 23, 2014 by jyourist

Today in Qigong class, our teacher explained the eighth treasure of the form, the white crane series. This series of exercises, she said, stimulated the kidneys which is the center for health and longevity and for which the white crane … Continue reading →