A Rolling Crone
A blog about travel, art, photography and crone power
joanpgage
- Location
- North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA
- Birthday
- February 04
- Bio
- After 40 years as a journalist, I turned 60 and decided to return to my first love--painting, especially portraits of people encountered in my travels to Greece, Mexico, India & Nicaragua. I’ve exhibited my watercolors and photographs in Massachusetts and have some of them on my web site: www.joanpgage.com. My photo book “The Secret Life of Greek Cats” can be purchased on the web site, or on Amazon. I collect antique photographs, including daguerreotypes, and write about how they have introduced me to some fascinating historic figures, such as Elizabeth Keckley, a slave who became Mary Lincoln's dressmaker and confidante. Last year I attended my 50th high school reunion in Edina, Minnesota and I've just turned 70. My husband and I recently reached our 40th anniversary. We have 3 children, now amazing adults, who keep me up to date on technology--although I still haven't mastered texting. It's been a marvelous journey since I was born in 1941, and I can't wait for the next chapter.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Thinking of Angels and the
Children of Sandy Hook
December 19, 2012 05:17PM - Chronicle of a Death Foretold
November 28, 2012 01:26PM - Amalia Accessorizes
November 23, 2012 03:52PM - Pie Panic and Sneaky Shortcuts
for Thanksgiving
November 20, 2012 12:56PM - The Mystery of the Monarchs in
a Novel
November 14, 2012 02:27PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Pavanne--your ghost
stories were strange and
fascinating.
It's interesting
how yo…”
October 30, 2012 10:07PM - “But back in 1983 I don't
think anyone had photoshop,
did
they? This was just a
l…”
October 28, 2012 08:17PM - “Thanks for the anecdote
about your dog! If I get
enough
stories from OS
readers…”
October 27, 2012 10:10AM - “You have five
hours--until 7:30-- to vote
whether or not I
have to wear
those hor…”
September 29, 2012 02:40PM - “Thanks for those kind
words Zanelle! And for the
information
about Niki. How
ir…”
September 19, 2012 11:11AM
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DECEMBER 19, 2012 5:17PM
Thinking of Angels and the Children of Sandy Hook
One of the folk-art angels in my
house
We need to believe in angels
right now.
This became clear
to
… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 28, 2012 1:26PM
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
I usually write about frivolous subjects, but I can’t
do that today after reading about the abduction, torture and
execution of 36-year-old Maria Santos Gorrostieta, the mother of 3
children and the former mayor of the small town of Tiquicheo,
Mexico.
She was living
NOVEMBER 23, 2012 3:52PM
Amalia Accessorizes
Always precocious, Granddaughter Amalía, almost 15 months
old, announced her early entrance into the Terrible Twos with a
complete melt-down screaming tantrum while riding in rush-hour
traffic through downtown Miami several nights
ago. The reason for the tantrum: she hated
the shoes/… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 20, 2012 12:56PM
Pie Panic and Sneaky Shortcuts for Thanksgiving
Just got back from Miami last night with
daughter Eleni and granddaughter Amalía in tow. Now
it's Tuesday, two days before Thanksgiving, and I'm already a day
behind in my annual pie-baking marathon (The pies pictured
above are from LAST Thanksgiving, when I was
much
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 2:27PM
The Mystery of the Monarchs in a Novel
The Mystery of the Monarchs in a Novel
Last Sunday, in The New York Times Sunday Book
Review, one of my favorite bloggers, Dominique Browning,
wrote a
rave review of a “majestic and brave” new
novel by Barbara Kingsolver called “Flight
Behavior”.
Accordi
… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 2:21PM
The Mystery of the Monarchs in a Novel
Last
Sunday, in The New York Times Sunday Book
Review, one of my favorite bloggers, Dominique Browning,
wrote a
rave review of a “majestic and brave” new
novel by Barbara Kingsolver called “Flight
Behavior”.
According to the review, it is the sto
NOVEMBER 7, 2012 1:53PM
Donald Trump and Diane Sawyer--Post Election Fun and Games
Much more fun than following the pre-election debates (yawn!) and
the election night results is reading today's after- election
commentary and Monday-morning quarterbacking on the
internet.
Trending now as number one topic on Yahoo is not a search for the breakdown of electoral votes, but the/
… Read full post »
Trending now as number one topic on Yahoo is not a search for the breakdown of electoral votes, but the/
NOVEMBER 1, 2012 12:28PM
A Paranormal Investigator Tells her Ghost Encounters
During the last week before Halloween, while re-posting my three articles about true ghost stories I've learned, I asked readers to tell me of any supernatural encounters they may have had. I was delighted when three people responded, and thrilled that one of them was a “paranormal/
OCTOBER 30, 2012 12:15PM
True Ghost Stories III --Kids, Animals & Monsters
Newsflash: While reprinting my three-part series on "True Ghost Stories" during Halloween week, I've been asking people to send me their own paranormal experiences--write to joanpgage@yahoo.com. So far, three people have done so, and one of them is a young woman from Arizona who i
OCTOBER 28, 2012 4:00PM
True Ghost Stories II and One Ghost Photo
Here's Part II of my perennial "Halloween True Ghost Stories" trilogy. If you have a paranormal experience to share, e-mail me at joanpgage@yahoo.com or leave a comment below. I've already heard from two readers with brand new ghost stories--Hope I'll get enough hauntings for a new post
OCTOBER 26, 2012 12:39PM
True Ghost Stories 1: Reagan's White House Ghost
It's nearly Halloween, which means that it's time once again for my
three-part series of posts about true ghost stories, each one of
which I learned directly from the horse's, uh, haunting victim's
mouth.
OCTOBER 24, 2012 4:37PM
Presidential Pumpkins & Cool Halloween Decor
Every year Halloween gets bigger and more expensive. This
year, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, Americans will
spend over $8 billion on Halloween costumes, candy and
decor--averaging about $80 per person. According to the New
York Post, Americans are going to spend $… Read full post »
OCTOBER 22, 2012 1:08PM
She Fought for Women’s Right to Divorce
I met Caroline Norton
through a framed engraving I bought for a few dollars at a yard
sale.
On the back of the frame was a
typed piece of paper saying: “Caroline Elizabeth
Sarah Sheridan Norton was the granddaughter of [playwright] Richard
Sheridan. She w/
OCTOBER 17, 2012 4:18PM
Amalia Picks the Perfect Pumpkin
Although she insists on calling them "apples", granddaughter
Amalía quickly caught on to the purpose of the trip to
Houlden Farms in North Grafton, MA-- our annual October outing to
pick up various colors and shapes of squashes and pumpkins for
Halloween decor. And maybe some of th… Read full post »
OCTOBER 15, 2012 10:47AM
A Courageous Sister Dies
Lillia, aged 16 in 1949,
points to the mountaintop
battleground where she had
just escaped from the Communist
guerrillas during the Greek
Civil War
Last
Monday, October 8, Glykeria (Lillia) Economou, 79, the
sister of my husband Nicholas Gage, die
OCTOBER 2, 2012 10:36PM
What I Wore to the Mad Men Party
It WASN'T these unique and authentically 1960's palazzo pajamas
designed by Anne Fogarty!
If
you recall, the challenge I accepted from daughter Eleni was that I
would wear these appallingly ugly pajamas to the Worcester
Art Museum's Mad Men Party on Saturday night, instead of the
more/
… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 5:06PM
What to Wear to the Mad Men Party?
(Okay, daughter Eleni has issued a challenge and I have
accepted it. If 100 people vote on my
facebook page or on this blog post for me to wear the extremely
ugly palazzo pajamas shown below to the party tomorrow, I’ll
do it, but my husband is threatening that he won’t
been/… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 9:28PM
Original Art for $20!
ArtsWorcester has a clever idea for
raising funds. They asked their members to donate original works
of art in any medium that are precisely 8 inches by 8 inches
square—to be sold for $20 each on Friday, Oct.
12. And when the art works were dropped off a few
weeks ago, we… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 8:38AM
StART on the Street and the Urge to Create
Sellers' tents on
Worcester's Park Avenue, seen from Elm Park
Last Sunday, another perfect fall day, I went to take a look at
“StART on the Street” along with nearly 50,000 shoppers
eager to see the art and handicrafts produced by some 300 artists
who were all
… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 11:12AM
Bel Kaufman Talks About Her First 100 Years
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 9:35AM
Street Art & Shoes: Celebrating New York in the Fall
Last Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, was a perfect fall
day under a flawless blue sky, and New Yorkers each marked the
anniversary of 9/11 in their own way. I was
in the city for a quick visit and decided to walk 30+ blocks down
from 80th Street on the Upper East Side
to/… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 9:52PM
Become a Film Producer in the Next Two Days
As you know, I am a collector of antique photographs, including daguerreotypes, and have focused my collection especially on photographs that address the subject of race. Many of my posts --subtitled "The Story Behind the Photograph"-- (there's a list of them at the right) --h/… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 9:59AM
Stalking Sunsets
The Acropolis, Athens, from the
roof of the Grande Bretagne Hotel
Whenever I travel, especially in the company of my two
daughters, by late afternoon we usually find ourselves sitting by
the water somewhere with a glass o
AUGUST 26, 2012 4:04AM
Living Large the Costa Navarino -- Grecian Odyssey cont.
Several years ago a luxury resort complex called Costa Navarino opened in Messinia in the Peloponnese--the triumph of a man's dream to revive his native part of Greece. His name was Captain Vasilis Constantakopoulos and he lived long enough to see his 25 years of preparation come to fruition,
AUGUST 20, 2012 2:10AM
Caves & Kittens -- Amalia's Grecian Odyssey Part 5
Amalia was asleep while her entourage was driving on the road between the Kyrimai Hotel and the city of Kardamili, both in the Mani. She awoke, very surprised to find herself in an underground cave (the Diros Caves--largest in Greece) with Mommy and Yiayia wearing life vests and a… Read full post »
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