A Rolling Crone
Friday, February 15, 2019

Revisiting the 1960's and Hairstyles from my Youth

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           I recently bought granddaughter Amalia a sticker book from the Usborne Series about 1960's fashion history, and becam...
Monday, February 11, 2019

Valentines in the U.S.--It All Started Here!

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Time to re-post my annual V al entine's Day essay. I see th at in last year's New York Times ther...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Magnificent Magnolias and A New Granddaughter!

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While Massachusetts grapples with record cold and snow, I’m in San Francisco getting to know our new granddaughter, Gage Antonia Hineli...
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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...
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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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