A Rolling Crone
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Reagan's White House Ghost Story (and Others')

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It's become a Halloween tradition for the Rolling Crone to re-post the story told to me by President Reagan of his own encounters wit...
Saturday, October 13, 2018

Update on Colette--Paris's Most Scandalous Woman

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Yesterday I saw the new film "Colette", directed by Wash Westmoreland and starring Keira Knightley as Colette.  I absolutely love...
Monday, October 8, 2018

Was Columbus Really Greek?

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I see that Trump stirred up a lot of controversy on the internet today with his praise for Columbus as a hero.  So I thought I'd add to...
Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Amalia’s Mermaid Birthday Parties

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Ever since her sixth birthday party last August (theme:   Fairyland), Amalia has been planning for her seventh birth...
Friday, July 20, 2018

Amalia and Harry Potter Travel Through Greece

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-->  We are on our annual family summer trip to Greece.   “We” includes Nick and myself, also known as “Papou” and “Yiayia”...
Saturday, June 2, 2018

Talking To Kids About Death

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I just read a delightful essay in the current New Yorker by Rivka Galchen, called "Mum's the Word" which is about what she d...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Our Kitchen Thief in the Night--Part Two

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In my previous post, I described our week-long war of nerves with the mysterious creature who visits  our kitchen table every night, picking...
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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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