“Sit in a room and read — and read and read. And read the right books by the right people. Your mind is brought onto…
The image above is Solitude by Frederic Leighton and I find it to be a comforting image. It grabs me. Leighton wrote about it to…
I’ve spent my entire adult life pursuing Pre-Raphaelite art and in doing so, I find that what I actually discover is myself. Art and literature…
Today begins the forty-second year of ME! ‘Tis my birthday! In Ulysses, Tennyson said ‘I am a part of all that I have met’ and…
I receive many positive emails through this blog because, for the most part, people in the world are great. The negative ones stand out, though,…
When I was fifteen years old, my father taught me how to drive. I was eager, yet scared; I couldn’t believe that I had actually…
Since it is now the beginning of Summer, Sweet Summer by John William Waterhouse seems a fitting painting to contemplate. Reclining in the grass, a…
Our local library has an annual fund raising sale. There are literally thousands of donated books and the sale is so popular that a few…
Pre-Raphaelite art has its critics. I feel like many of them don’t actually look at the paintings or consider an artist’s individual work. They give…
Today I contemplate the floating head of Orpheus. Proper blog post forthcoming, but in the meantime I am pondering myth, beauty and violence. Just like…
About a year ago, I was lucky enough to acquire a two volume set of The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais, written…
Recently I did an interview with a beautiful French online magazine, Les Editions du Faune. While it is a French publication, they have published…
My moods are tied to the weather, a fact about myself that I relish. I can instantly be cheered by a simple breeze or a…
I am surfacing. I apologize for my silence and lack of posting. For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been coming to terms with the…
My husband is in the hospital again. Still dealing with the repercussions from his accident last May. It’s more serious this time. An infection has…
I am exhausted. On a whim, I decided to paint my living area and kitchen red. I’ve always wanted red walls. I think they are…
This blog generates a lot of email. I try my best, but I can’t always answer it all. Often I will receive an email that…
If you are reading Mortal Love along with us, you may have noticed that part one of the book is titled The Green Girl. It…
I’m lucky enough to have regular readers here at Pre-raphaelite Sisterhood and several lovely followers on the accompanying Facebook page. The Facebook page has been…
I’m still reading Sidonia the Sorceress and am actually surprised at how much I’m enjoying it. I spent most of the weekend reading and jotting…
