How Great The Art

A little funny how this plague is happening at the same time as Lent.  I think it is good, as I know it is a time of reflection for me.  I may not go physically to church.  But, I was educated for nine years through the church and graduated from a Catholic University.  A friend on Facebook shared the Lenten meditation for the National Cathedral in Washington DC . I signed up to receive the meditation each morning sent to my inbox of my email.  I was moved by each day, since it was not only a reading and a prayer, it was related to the pandemic.  Which, made the prayers more meaningful.  As, we move towards Palm Sunday this week, it is more intense following the footsteps of Jesus.  I also like the perspectives of all different religions and not just the Catholic.  I hope you visit the website.  But, most of all I hope you get there in person some day.  We took the kids there and spent the whole day, when they were about 9.  W...

I started this blog about how art has helped me get through life with ease.  I also wanted to talk about retail today, and how the internet has changed downtown shopping as we remember it.  Hallmark has been very influential to me over the years.  Around thirty years ago, before we had children, we actually traveled the country to look for better job opportunities.  We spent a few days in Kansas City.  I toured Hallmark and we took some time to look at real estate.  I fell in love with a Victorian House in Independence Missouri.  We made a list after that summer and because of our love of the Jersey Shore we settled back in Manasquan. Hallmark is a symbol of hope for me.  I thought they were doomed twenty years ago.  I had the Hallmark software, and wondered who would buy a card after making a card on their own computer.  I used the software to make Christmas cards, Birthday cards and invitations.  But, the strong Hallmark br...