Monday, October 10, 2011

Perfect Pyrex


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I would be curious to know if there is anyone out there that doesn't have even the smallest bit of affection for Pyrex. Truthfully, I am not sure if I have ever come across a person who doesn't appreciate at least one piece... even if they are not aware of it. The bright colors and playful patterns are certainly a joy, but it is the durability, function, and let's not forget affordability, that has made them a mainstay in American kitchens for decades.

These pieces were regulars at every holiday dinner, barbecue, pot luck, and probably the making of more birthday cakes and batches of chocolate chip cookie than most of us would care to count. More than once I have been told a nostalgic story by someone who may not even realize their love for a piece of Pyrex until I pulled it out of the back of the cabinet to whisk some eggs and they begin to say with a smile, "oh yeah, be careful with that one, it was Mema's brownie bowl." It is because these pieces were made so well that they have stayed in our kitchens and have now found there way into our hearts.

Monday Love

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Mend


Paul Newman doing a little mending.

Chasing the Sun


Today is the Feast Day for Saint Francis of Assisi. He is a beautiful and emblematic figure of the Franciscan order and of the town of Assisi, Italy. While living there I always walked by this garden and stopped to admire this sculpture. It is my favourite depiction of San Francesco and is placed in such a beautiful setting amid this grove of olive trees overlooking the fertile valley below. As the patron saint of animals, this is a very fitting scene, depicting one of the legends where he stopped on the side of a road to "preach to his sisters the birds." The garden is in St. Anthony's Guest House which belongs to the Franciscan Sisters of Atonement.

Shot handheld at f/2.8, 1/400 sec, ISO 200 on May 13, 2010.

Metropolis

 

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