The Power of Music

I saw this on Jean's, one of my brand new visitors, blog yesterday
and it was a very fitting that she posted it just after the election.
Music is so universally unifying. Listen to this guy's wonderful
montage and just see if you can do it without smiling. Have a great
weekend, dear bloggy friends!

Snow and Icons

Yesterday, I curled with with a good book in front of the fire, but kept looking up at the blank wall at the far end of the room. For the last year, I have been thinking of hanging some of my icon collection there. So, being snowed in and not much else to do, I dove into the project.

My collection all started about 15 years ago, when Traveler brought me back a beautiful vintage icon in "kiosk" (framed in a wooden box) from Lithuania. I have some that are called "oklad", where the Madonna and child are painted on the background and then silver or other metal is attached on top, with openings for

their faces and hands. Since then, he has brought me several from Russia and Eastern Europe. I am not of the Catholic or Orthodox faith, but I love them for their beauty, history and symbolism. It was a perfect day for my little project and I love their new look!