http://www.justanorange.com Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:40:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Egypt's might is tumbled down Down a-down the deeps of thought; Greece is fallen and Troy down, Glorious Rome hath lost her crown, Venice' pride is nought. But the dreams their children dreamed Fleeting, unsubstantial, vain. Shadowy as the shadows seemed Airy nothing, as they deemed, These remain. ~ Mary Coleridge {I love this little poem & I have to say ... http://www.justanorange.com/2008/10/07/egypts-might-is-tumbled-down-mary-coleridge/ The Friday Politic ~ throwing trancendence out the window The running mates have been decided. The conventions are over. Sprint to the finish line: decide who to vote for. I'm looking for a good write-in candidate. I liked everyone's speeches, for the most part, speaking of the candidates, their ... http://www.justanorange.com/2008/09/05/up-running/ You may have noticed that Just an Orange has taken a summer break, despite the good intentions of Dandelion Wine, etc.  But such is life!  Never fear, I'm not abandoning this project.  In fact I think about it all the time.  I'll be back in a few weeks with more ... http://www.justanorange.com/2008/08/15/why-hello/ Rituals are the backbone of life; they are what make it stand up, give it some structure; new summer tennis shoes, hanging the porch swing, pressing the dandelions for their sweet nectar. Then there are the discoveries, the revelations, intuitions and illuminations. All those things that make life sparkle and ... http://www.justanorange.com/2008/06/17/discoveries-revelations-rites-ceremonies-dw-no-2/ Dandelion Wine, William Morrow 2001 hardcover edition, pages 1-16. Do you remember summer as a child? The never-ending days, the ever-expansive weeks, the eternity of the season; summer seemed as long as the rest of the year put together. And that trip to the dentist was so ... http://www.justanorange.com/2008/06/13/summer-1928-had-begun-dandelion-wine-no-1/ {I'll be posting about Dandelion Wine each week. The sections are short and undemanding and they go through to the end of summer, just like the book. This is the first week, and while it's already Thursday, you can catch up quickly. I'd absolutely love to ... http://www.justanorange.com/2008/06/12/dandelion-wine-ray-bradbury/ There are days when I long to bring it all back. To live in tights and bare feet, to move and work my body in odd ways until my muscles ache. To feel the euphoric sense of open space waiting to be molded and designed by shapes that ... http://www.justanorange.com/2008/05/20/a-dancer/ do you think an old heart can’t sing do you think an old heart can’t dance with a love that belongs to spring – nor i – till i took this glance in a mirror long put-by – denied the least touch of light (there being no cause but to let it hide) yet now there’s this ... http://www.justanorange.com/2008/05/19/song-and-dance-rg-gregory/ You, my daughter Youngest of the pre-school ballerinas Transported by the quick, quick movements Of your tiny legs, Arms floating blithely Like the wings of angels Your entire body in a grin of rhythmic joy Moving in that nonchalance of joints Sauntering in innocent defiance Of the studied discipline demanded By your instructor's level tones. How can he know You will dance ... http://www.justanorange.com/2008/05/05/pre-school-ballerina-randall-hall/ I was excited to ask Linsdey of Cafe Johnsonia to write about her experiences in the kitchen, because she really is a culinary wonder. And even better, Lindsey shares her talent with those around her and they get to benefit from it (especially their taste buds). Art is a ... http://www.justanorange.com/2008/04/29/a-culinary-creativity-guest-post/