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Old Age

Old Age

In me is a little painted square
Bordered by old shops, with gaudy awnings.

Memory for Scripture

Memory for Scripture

They would always hold service two or three times a day, using these texts and what they remembered of the sermon connected with them. Read More

Avon Calling!

Avon Calling!

My mother was an Avon lady. I loved it- the bag full of samples and brochures. To a Wild Rose,...

H.L.Mencken

"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be...

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Jean-Honore Fragonard

Jean-Honore Fragonard

Jean-Honoré Fragonard was a French painter of the Rococo period, born on April 5, 1732, in Grasse, France. He was a prolific artist who was known for his sensual and decorative style of painting. Fragonard's patrons were primarily members of the French aristocracy,...

The Palace Burner

The Palace Burner

Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt A picture in a newspaper She has been burning palaces. “To see      The sparks look pretty in the wind?” Well, yes— And something more. But women brave as she      Leave much for...

Harry Palmer -Photographer

Harry Palmer -Photographer

A long-time supporter of the arts in Calgary, and our dear friend, Harry Palmer passed away this month. When we think we know a story, it is easy to assume that the story is complete, that there is nothing more to uncover. However, Harry Palmer’s extensive...

Taxes under Constantine –

Taxes under Constantine –

“A people elated by pride, or soured by discontent, are seldom qualified to form a just estimate of their actual situation. The subjects of Constantine were incapable of discerning the decline of genius and manly virtue, which so far degraded them below the dignity of their ancestors; but they could feel and lament the rage of tyranny, the relaxation of discipline, and the increase of taxes.”

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