watching the days pass
spring, summer, fall, without you
a new year begins
and one more month races by
relentless and unyielding
thanks to JusJoJan for this chance to mark a sad anniversary.
that ruthless calendar
Tag: #JusJoJan
Family Share
The subject for today’s JusJoJan is FAMILY.
Love ’em but they drive me crazy. Yep–that’s my people.
if they are too close
but also too far away
that is family
And while we’re on the subject of family, let’s do some sharing …
Here are this week’s questions:
1. Who is your oldest living relative (aunt, grandparent etc)?
My grandma (mom’s mom) will be 104 this year.
2. How often do you visit them or is distance a factor?
She lives on the other side of the U.S. from me, so (before COVID) I’d see her a couple of times a year and about once a year in the last couple of years.
3. Have any of your family lived to be 100?
G’ma is the only one (so far) but her baby sister was in her 90s when she passed.
4. Would you like to celebrate your 100th birthday?
Maybe-if I’m as cool as my 103 year old grandmother!
disgruntled by the calendar change, Julian calls out the Gregorian monks
Not fair, Julian chants
In a monophonic tone
A treaty was struck
They got the steady back beat
I got the days of the week
Yes, I know that it was Julias Caesar (not “julian”) who adopted the Julian calendar, but I am imaging an irate talking (chanting) calendar. 😉
Thanks to Linda’s annual JusJoJan prompt for the opportunity to have some fun with (some slightly ahistorical) calendar trivia. For the real story, visit Britannica.com.
periwinkle dreams
periwinkle dreams
indigo tinted starlight
and violet skies
As Linda tells us “It’s another prompt of the day! Today is your tenth prompt for Just Jot it January 2023, and it’s brought to you by Maggie. Thank you, Maggie! Please be sure to visit Maggie’s blog to read her post and say hello. And follow her while you’re there, if you’re not already.
Your prompt for JusJoJan January 10th 2023, is “periwinkle.” Use the word “periwinkle” any way you’d like. Have fun!
Visit Linda Hill’s JusJotJan challenge for more info and great writing.
Friendship as a Metaphor
Not the time or place
Friendship as a metaphor
A true love denied
“Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene,” was painted by Simeon Solomon. As a gay Jewish artist living in Victorian England, his work was almost lost to history. Solomon, who was associated with the 19th century Pre-Raphaelite movement, had his career cut short when he was arrested twice for same-sex liaisons with men (in 1873 and 1874), at the apogee of his fame, and it tragically changed the course of his life.
After his prosecutions he no longer exhibited, although it was still collected by a select few. In 1884, he was admitted to the workhouse where he continued to produce work, but his life and talent were blighted by alcoholism. Twenty years later in 1905, he died from complications brought on by his alcoholism. He was buried at the Jewish Cemetery in Willesden.
Thanks to Linda Hill’s JusJotJan challenge for the inspiration to share this piece of history.
LOVE IS LOVE!
Tina Stewart Brakebill 