Category Archives: Friendship

HOW WE REPINE — OR SING

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Touch2Touch

“Each bird sings the song its beak allows.”                                              Mère Tarsisius This piece of wisdom has long been an … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas to All!

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Touch2Touch

It seems paradoxical that the quintessential Christmas plant comes to North America from the tropics. Yes, the poinsettia’s heat and vivid color originate in Mexico. The cheerful flowers so delighted Joel Roberts Poinsett, first United States Minister to Mexico, that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Etcetera, Flowers, Friendship, Happiness, Nature, winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Jen Earns an A — in Artichokes!

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Touch2Touch

Jen, of the delightful Random Acts of Writing, blogs close enough to where I live to visit once in a while. After a recent post about artichokes, she commented that she’d tried not long ago to cook and eat an … Continue reading →

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A GLIMMER OF HOPE (2)

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Touch2Touch

It was quite a week. Started out with the Boston Marathon bombing, continued with poison letters sent to a senator and the president, closely followed by a shameful sellout vote in the Senate against the wishes of 90% of Americans … Continue reading →

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Getting By — With a Little Help from My Friends!

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Touch2Touch

A little part of me says, Nah, don’t post this, they’ll think you’re weird. But a bigger part of me says, Hey, go for it! Bet a lot of people will feel the same — And anyway, what’s so bad … Continue reading →

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FREEDOM FROM WANT

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Touch2Touch

This has been the iconic American Thanksgiving feast since the painting first appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post in 1943. Painter Norman Rockwell was inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s State of the Union address in 1941 about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Democracy, Etcetera, Freedom, Friendship, Happiness, Home, Paintings | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

“A Wounded Heart”

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Touch2Touch

Remember Mr. Forbes? Founder of Northampton’s Forbes Library? Regular visitors to Touch2Touch will remember many posts (here and here, among others) about the library and about him, especially about his whimsical seasonal changes of wardrobe. But there is a great deal more to say … Continue reading →

Posted in Etcetera, Flowers, Friendship, Memory, Personal Essay, Pioneer Valley | Tagged , , , , , | 22 Comments

Bloggers, in Three Dimensions

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Touch2Touch

Most blogging encounters occur out in cyberspace. The meetings of the minds — and  photographs and texts —  take place in the two dimensions of Flatland. But every once in a while, kind of like a pop-up,  an actual meeting … Continue reading →

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A Little Game of Tag — Wanna Play?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Touch2Touch

Fellow blogger Jen of Random Acts of Writing [ + Art]  challenged me in a recent post to a little game of Tag. Nowadays the idea of playing tag leaves me languid in an armchair, but when I was a … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Old Shoes

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Touch2Touch

Vincent van Gogh obsessed about shoes, old shoes, work shoes, peasant shoes, worn and cracked. Some of his finest paintings are these heavily textured ones composed of darks and dulls, so different from the brilliant colors of better known paintings, … Continue reading →

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