A Rolling Crone
Friday, March 17, 2017

Circus Freaks and Tom Thumb--The Rock Star of the 19th Century

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(First posted this exactly seven years ago--one of my first "Story Behind the Photo"  essays that I hope will soon be collecte...
Friday, March 3, 2017

Young Boy Transformed into Carnival Bride in Mexico

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For the third time in nine years I am in Oaxaca, Mexico for the Carnival Workshop taught by my friend Mari Seder and h...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Goodbye Paris Cinema—from Palace to Porn to Worcester Icon

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I just read that the wrecking ball is coming for Worcester's famed Paris Cinema next Wednesday.  If I were at home, I'd try like cra...
Friday, February 17, 2017

Saving the Planet with Pig Poop in Mexico

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I'm back in Oaxaca, Mexico and soon will be posting photos of this beautiful city during Carnival, but today...
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Saturday, February 11, 2017

Valentines in the U.S. --It all started here

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It's time to re-post  my Valentine photo-essay from several years ago, pointing out that all those Valentines t...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

A Brave Young Mother's Thoughts Before Surgery

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I had completely forgotten that on Feb. 8, five years ago today, our daughter Eleni went into surgery in Florida to remove one of her ovarie...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

A Holocaust Memorial that Pulls You Into the Story

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Because yesterday was Holocaust Remembrance Day--and also the day President Trump started banning refugees from our shores-- I am re-po...
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A Rolling Crone

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by Joan Gage
After 40 years as a journalist, I turned 60 and decided to return to my first love--painting. I’ve exhibited watercolors and photographs in Massachusetts and have a slide show of paintings below. My photo book “The Secret Life of Greek Cats” can be purchased by clicking on the cover below. I collect way too many things, but my great passion is antique photographs, from the earliest—daguerreotypes (circa 1840) up to 1900 (cabinet cards, tintypes.) I approach each one as a mystery to solve, and in unlocking their secrets have met some fascinating historic figures. For some of the stories, check the list of “The Story Behind the Photograph”. My husband Nick and I live in Grafton, MA and recently celebrated our 41st anniversary. We have 3 children, now amazing adults. And on Aug. 26, 2011, we greeted our first grandchild, AmalĂ­a-- world’s cutest baby. But this blog isn’t about grandparenting (although photos of the grandkid sneak in). As it says up top, it’s about travel, art, photography and life after sixty. And crone power.
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