Thunder Mug Not For Bathroom Use
LY, a quite proper frequent reader, surprised me. He sent a recent purchase of a thunder mug. Educated in Britain, I remembered the term for the chamber pot as the …
Santa Bárbara Mission & Rick Reeves
Executive Director Monica Orozco and Community Development Director Suzy Plott talk about the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library. Then guitarist and teacher Rick Reeves discusses Star Jasmine Music’s JAMS.
I FINALLY Researched Antonio Stagnoli
Antonio Stagnoli painted this midcentury modern piece that hung in my dining room for thirty-three years. Don’t remember where I found it, probably a thrift store. I never looked up …
Ghent Altarpieces, Wave Women & Women in Surfing
First Bart J.C. Devolder talks about his Art Matters Lecture, “Restoration/Revelation: The Conservation Treatment of the ‘Ghent Altarpiece’,” for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (via Zoom) Thursday, August 5 …
Shedding Light on an Oil Lamp
CS sent me a recent find at the wonderful Destined for Grace Thrift Store in Goleta. A 19th century Nautical Oil lamp that somebody electrified. The story of her lamp …
Sue Eisaguirre & Betsy Blanchard Chess
First Sue Eisaguirre talks about NatureTrack which will soon accept field trip reservations for the 2021-22 school year. Then Betsy Blanchard Chess discusses her new memoir Daughter of the Land, …
Dividing Up Your Possessions for Your Kids
How do you avoid a family melt-down? Who wants WHAT? WHY? And HOW to divide equitably? My experience counseling families allows me to suggest the following: Step One Discuss what …
Having a Ball with a Regency Fan
BE sent me an 1810 folding Regency fan used in ballrooms in England, a Battoir (batting) fan of silk, embroidered with sequins and painted. The painted scene shows an elegantly …
Star Jasmine Foundation
Star Jasmine Music Foundation Executive Director Nancy Earle, Founder Luke W Archer, and Board Member Susan Bardsley talk about how through JAMS (Jasmine Alternative Music School), their foundation lets youth …
Diego Rivera Possible Original Treasure
SJ showed me a drawing before she framed it. She thought it an original Diego Rivera when she saw it in Ventura at the Boys and Girls Club Thrift store. …