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07 Jan

Christmas in Cambridge MA

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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I hadn't been back to the States in 5 years, so I planned Christmas with family in Massachusetts for 2021.Despite, and perhaps because of all the Covid constraints, it was one of the best holidays I've had.I flew Lufthansa, leaving...

02 Aug

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A bit of Tuscany

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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Whenever an American friend comes all the way to this continent, I always make an effort to meet up, wherever they may choose to spend their holiday.This July, I spent a week in the company of my good friend...

06 May

Blog, Drawings

Bird Drama

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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May 6. It's been over a year since we first went into Covid lockdown, and I am currently still obliged to obtain most of my entertainment from within my apartment in Aix.Outside my window it is clearly springtime. The trees...

28 Nov

Blog, Drawings

Linocut Birds

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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This second "Confinement" has given me an excellent opportunity to complete 2 sets of linogravure pieces. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have become interested in the specificity of birds—each species with its own perfect set of adapters—beak...

14 Nov

Blog, Drawings

Confinement No. 2

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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Well, we're in it again...another lockdown ("Confinement"). It's less rigid, in that children go to school and people can go to work if they can't telecommute, but still—the same old "one hour, one kilometre, and don't go out without out...

07 Aug

Blog, Drawings

Another Missive from the balcony

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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One day, I noticed two tiny sprouts growing amidst my petunias. Undoubtedly, they were the consequence of this winter's birdfeeding. Recognizing them as sunflowers, I transplanted them into a commodious flower pot, where they could attain their full size. They...

28 May

Blog, Drawings

Elderflower Syrup

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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For the first time, and perhaps because of the recent confinement, when I tried out old-fashioned activities, I made a syrup from the flowers of the Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) bush.As is my wont, I looked up what there was to...

10 May

Blog, Drawings

End of Confinement

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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May 11th marks the end of our (first?) 55 days of enforced isolation. What a peculiar experience it has been! With all commercial venues save gas stations, pharmacies, grocery and tobacco (?!) stores shut, and everyone limited to brief (one...

29 Apr

Blog, Drawings

Covid-19 Confinement

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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On March 17 we in France were all ordered to stay home to avoid spreading and catching the mysterious virus that was rampaging across the globe.The draconian measures in place here insisted that we not venture further than 1 kilometer...

19 Mar

Blog, Drawings

Linocut Prints II Provençal landscapes

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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Here are four prints I made from linoleum blocks I carved. They represent iconic landscapes close to where I live.This week of isolation, I finally made a few prints from what I had been working on for a while....

Christmas in Cambridge MA

A bit of Tuscany

Bird Drama

Linocut Birds

Confinement No. 2

Another Missive from the balcony

Elderflower Syrup

End of Confinement

Covid-19 Confinement

Linocut Prints II Provençal landscapes

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